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squared

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English

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A squared square (a square tiled with squares)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skwɛə(ɹ)d/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)d

Verb

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squared

  1. simple past and past participle of square

Adjective

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squared (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Covered with a grid of squares.
    The children were taught to plot graphs on squared paper.
  2. (mathematics) Raised to the second power.

Usage notes

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When used attributively in the mathematical sense and applied to a phrase representing a mathematical or physical quantity, the adjective is usually postpositive, as in “3 squared plus 4 squared equals 5 squared”.

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