Meanings
nounLatin square (plural Latin squares)
plural Latin squares · alternative latin square
- mathematicsAn n-by-n arrangement of n different integers such that each row, each column and each of the two diagonals contains each of the integers once and once only.
Translations
Czech latinský čtverec
- latinský čtverecan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Dutch Latijns vierkant
- Latijns vierkantan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Finnish latinalainen neliö
- latinalainen neliöan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
French carré latin
- carré latinan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
German lateinisches Quadrat
- lateinisches Quadratan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Icelandic latneskur ferningur
- latneskur ferninguran n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Italian quadrato latino
- quadrato latinoan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Polish kwadrat łaciński
- kwadrat łacińskian n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Portuguese quadrado latino
- quadrado latinoan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Russian лати́нский квадра́т
- лати́нский квадра́т (latínskij kvadrát)an n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Spanish cuadrado latino
- cuadrado latinoan n-by-n arrangement of n different integers
Cite this entry
APA
Latin square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latin%20square
MLA
“Latin square.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latin%20square. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latin square,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latin%20square.
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