perfect square

Whole number squared

A perfect square is a number that results from multiplying an integer by itself: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, and so on.

Is 144 a perfect square?

Yes—it's 12 times 12.

In geometry, a perfect square has four equal sides and four right angles, though this sense is usually just called a square.

integers

one

Lowest positive integer

twenty-five · thirty-six · forty-nine · sixty-four · eighty-one · hundred · four hundred

arithmetic

factorization

Decomposing into multiplicative parts

multiply · integer · whole number · radical · quadratic · binomial · extraction · radicand · index · base

geometry

tessellation

Gapless plane coverage

  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • tileFlat surface-covering piece
  • mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement

chessboard · checkerboard · lattice · matrix · parquet · quadrilateral · polygon · patchwork · quilt · sudoku

symmetry

balance

Steadiness or amount owed

order · alignment · mirror · reflection · bilateral · radial · congruence · equilibrium · harmony · correspondence

Categories
Opposites
mathematical structure

perfect squareprime number

Integer with two divisors

prime · surd · irrational number · perfect cube · triangular number

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