Square

Square

In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. This means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle in which two adjacent sides have equal length. A square with vertices ABCD would be denoted ABCD.

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Famous quotes containing the word square:

    “This house was designed and constructed with the freedom of stroke of a forester’s axe, without other compass and square than Nature uses.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.”
    —Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

    “Mark you the floore? that square & speckled stone,
    Which looks so firm and strong,
    Is Patience:”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)