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.

Read more about Square.

Famous quotes containing the word square:

    “Rationalists, wearing square hats,
    Think, in square rooms,
    Looking at the floor,
    Looking at the ceiling.
    They confine themselves
    To right-angled triangles.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “I would say it was the coffin of a midget
    Or a square baby
    Were there not such a din in it.”
    —Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

    “Houses haunt me.
    That last house!
    How it sat like a square box!”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)