square
The square of a number x is the number obtained multiplying x by itself. It’s denoted as x2.
Some examples:
52 | = | 25 | ||
(13)2 | = | 19 | ||
02 | = | 0 | ||
(-0.5)2 | = | 0.25 |
A perfect square is the square of an integer. The first few perfect squares are 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ….
Title | square |
Canonical name | Square1 |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 12:02:35 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 12:02:35 |
Owner | drini (3) |
Last modified by | drini (3) |
Numerical id | 10 |
Author | drini (3) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 11-00 |
Classification | msc 26-00 |
Classification | msc 30-00 |
Synonym | second power |
Related topic | CubeOfANumber |
Related topic | PerfectPower |
Defines | perfect square |