Meanings
nounsquare number (plural square numbers)
plural square numbers
- mathematicsAny integer which is the product of some integer times itself: any integer whose square root is also an integer.
36 is a square number being the product of 6 and 6 itself.
Synonyms: perfect square
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny integer which is the product of some integer times itself: any integer whose square root is also an integer.
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Danish kvadrattal
- kvadrattalan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Dutch kwadraatgetal, perfect vierkant
- kwadraatgetalan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
- perfect vierkantan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Finnish neliöluku
- neliölukuan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
French nombre carré, carré parfait
- nombre carréan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
- carré parfaitan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
German Quadratzahl
- Quadratzahlan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Italian numero quadrato, quadrato perfetto
- numero quadratoan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
- quadrato perfettoan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Russian по́лный квадра́т, то́чный квадра́т
- по́лный квадра́т (pólnyj kvadrát)an integer which is the product of some integer with itself
- то́чный квадра́т (tóčnyj kvadrát)an integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Spanish número cuadrado
- número cuadradoan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Swedish kvadrattal
- kvadrattalan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Turkish tam kare
- tam karean integer which is the product of some integer with itself
Vietnamese số chính phương
- số chính phươngan integer which is the product of some integer with itself
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APA
square number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20number
MLA
“square number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20number. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “square number,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20number.
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