Square (disambiguation)

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A square is a regular quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.

Square may also refer to:

Mathematics and science

• Square (algebra), multiplying a number or expression by itself
• Square (cipher), a cryptographic block cipher
• Global square, a principle in infinitary combinatorics
• Square number, an integer that is the square of another integer
• Square of a graph
• Square wave, a non-sinusoidal periodic waveform

Construction

• Square, a public meeting place:
  • Town square, an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings
  • Market square, an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading
  • Garden square, an open space with buildings surrounding a garden
• Square (area), an Imperial unit of floor area and other construction materials
• Square, a "L" or "T" shaped tool:
  • Combination square, a tool with a ruled blade and one or more interchangeable heads
  • Machinist square, a metalworking tool used to produce right angles
  • Steel square, also called a "framing" or "carpenter's" square, produces right angles
  • Try square, a woodworking tool for checking right angles
• Quadrature (mathematics), the process of producing right angles (squaring)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Brands and enterprises

• Square (company), former video game company
  • Square Enix, the company resulting from the merger of Square and Enix
• Square, Inc., a payment and merchant services company that allows credit card payments to be accepted through mobile devices
  • Square Cash, a P2P mobile application

Sports

• Square, the area in the middle of a cricket outfield on which the primary playing surfaces, known as pitches or wickets, are positioned
• Square leg, a fielding position in cricket

Square characters and boxes

• ■, □, ▪, ▫ (Geometric Shapes)
• ㅁ, ᆷ, ᄆ (Hangul characters)
• ロ (Ro (kana))
• 口, 囗 (Radical 30, Kangxi radical)
• , the symbol of the D'Alembert operator

Other uses

• Square (astrological aspect), an aspect of 90 degrees
• Square (dessert), a dessert bar with the texture of a firm cake but softer than a cookie
• Square (sailing), to adjust the position of the yardarms on a square-rigged vessel to a 90 degree angle with the keel
• Square (slang), several meanings
• Infantry square, a military tactic used by infantry when threatened by cavalry

See also

• All pages with a title containing Square
• Market Square (disambiguation)
• Old Square, Birmingham
• Public Square (disambiguation)
• The Square (disambiguation)
• Town square (disambiguation)