Meaning of square the circle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible.
2. To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem.
   figuratively

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Examples

“The problem of squaring the circle is the problem of determining the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter, which is called π.”

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