squared
adjective, verb form (squared; from square)
Everyday
- Squared means multiplied by itself: five squared is 25, written 5². tree →
- Squared is used with units of area: meters squared, m². tree →
- Squared paper is paper ruled into small squares. tree →
- Squared is the past form of square: he squared his shoulders. tree →
In the lessons
Maths: a number times itself, or square units (meters squared); square numbers. Science: area units. Everyday: squared paper for graphs.
Examples
- What is 7 squared? tree →
- 4 squared is 16. tree →
- The area is 30 meters squared. tree →
- 3 squared plus 2 is 11. tree →
- We drew the graph on squared paper. tree →
- Ten squared is one hundred. tree →
- Written small and high, the 2 in 5² means squared. tree →
Note
n squared = n × n. Trap: not n × 2 (3 squared is 9, not 6). «Squared» is the second power; «cubed» is the third.
In Jewish tradition
In Ezekiel's vision of the Temple it means made with straight, even four-cornered sides.
Interpretation. Tradition reads the exact measurements of Ezekiel's Temple as a promise of a perfect future House of God.
Examples
- As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance. (Prophets EZK.41.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
n squared = n × n. Trap: not n × 2 (3 squared is 9, not 6). «Squared» is the second power; «cubed» is the third.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «squared» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «squared» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «squared» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «squared» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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