magic square

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A palindromic square word arrangement, usually in the form of a magic amulet.
    — Probably the best-known magic square is the 5×5 square consisting of the words ROTAS OPERA TENET AREPO SATOR.
  2. An n-by-n arrangement of n² numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.

词形变化

magic squares plural

词源

As magical square by 1670 and magic square by 1701 (see Citations). Calque of French quarré magique or Latin quadratum magicum. Magic refers to its original function as a talisman.
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