Square (disambiguation)
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A square is a regular quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.
Square or Squares may also refer to:
Mathematics and science
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Square (area), an Imperial unit of floor area and other construction materials
- Square, a public meeting place:
- Garden square, an open space with buildings surrounding a garden
- Market square, an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading
- Town square, an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings
- Square (tool), an 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
- T-square, a drafting tool for handdrawing blueprints
- Quadrature (mathematics), the process of producing right angles (squaring)
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]Cinema
[edit]- The Square (2008 film), an Australian neo-noir thriller film
- The Square (2013 film), an Egyptian-American documentary film
- The Square (2017 film), a satirical black comedy film
Music
[edit]- Square (album), an album by Buck 65
- Square (band), a musical trio from Lincoln, Nebraska
- Square (EP), an EP by Red Square Black
- "Square", a song by Mitski from Retired from Sad, New Career in Business
- "Squares", a song by That Handsome Devil from A City Dressed in Dynamite
Brands and enterprises
[edit]- Block, Inc., an American financial services and digital payments company, formerly known as Square Inc.
- Square (financial services), the payment system operated by Block, Inc.
- Square (video game company), Japanese former video game company
- Squares (crisps), British brand of crisps
Sports
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ■, □, ▪, ▫ (Geometric Shapes)
- ㅁ, ᆷ, ᄆ (Hangul letter "m")
- ロ (Ro (katakana))
- 口 (Kangxi radical 30, "mouth")
- 囗 (Kangxi radical 31, "enclosure")
- , the symbol of the D'Alembert operator
Other uses
[edit]- 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
- SQuaRE (Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation), a series of ISO standards numbered starting at 25000; see List of ISO standards 24000–25999#ISO 25000 – ISO 25999