perfect square

noun

: an integer (such as 9 or 36) whose square root is an integer

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The boundaries are not a perfect square but run from 43rd Avenue on the east to 63rd Avenue on the west, and from Camelback Road on the north to McDowell Road on the south. Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Today is extra special because the year also happens to be a perfect square. Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 May 2025 The equation no longer corresponds to a Turing machine that computes perfect squares—and, more generally, the Diophantine equations can no longer encode the halting problem. Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025 The equation no longer corresponds to a Turing machine that computes perfect squares — and, more generally, the Diophantine equations can no longer encode the halting problem. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perfect square

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of perfect square was in 1811

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“Perfect square.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20square. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

perfect square

noun
: a whole number whose square root is a whole number
9 is a perfect square
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