square the circle

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  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.
    — The problem of squaring the circle is the problem of determining the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter, which is called π.
  2. To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem. figuratively

词形变化

squares the circle present,singular,third-person squaring the circle participle,present squared the circle participle,past squared the circle past
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