Meanings
verbcomplete the square (third-person singular simple present completes the square, present participle completing the square, simple past and past participle completed the square)
present singular third person completes the square · participle present completing the square · participle past completed the square · past completed the square
- mathematicsTo write a quadratic polynomial in terms of the square of a binomial.
Translations
Catalan completar el quadrat
- completar el quadratTranslations
Finnish täydentää neliöksi
- täydentää neliöksiTranslations
French compléter le carré
- compléter le carréTranslations
German quadratisch ergänzen
- quadratisch ergänzenTranslations
Italian completare il quadrato
- completare il quadratoTranslations
Polish ukończyć kwadrat
- ukończyć kwadratTranslations
Portuguese completar o quadrado
- completar o quadradoTranslations
Romanian completa pătratul
- completa pătratulTranslations
Spanish completar el cuadrado
- completar el cuadradoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
complete the square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complete%20the%20square
MLA
“complete the square.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complete%20the%20square. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complete the square,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complete%20the%20square.
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