Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

square the circle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: square the -cir-cle
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

verb

To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

squares the circle (present, singular) squaring the circle (participle, present) squared the circle (participle, past) squared the circle (past)

Phrases

morbus cyclometricus square peg in a round hole

Frequently Paired Words

morbus cyclometricus squircle square peg in a round hole

Questions

What does square the circle mean?: 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.

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