squaring the circle

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

present participle and gerund of square the circle

square the circle

1. To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible.
2. To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem.

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Μεταφράσεις

quadrature du cercle

Quadratur des Kreises