squared

«squared» in Mova's school dictionary: multiplied by itself: five squared is 25, written 5² — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective, verb form (squared; from square)

meaning for a pupil

1) Squared means multiplied by itself: five squared is 25, written 5². tree →

2) Squared is used with units of area: meters squared, m². tree →

3) Squared paper is paper ruled into small squares. tree →

4) Squared is the past form of square: he squared his shoulders. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: a number times itself, or square units (meters squared); square numbers. Science: area units. Everyday: squared paper for graphs.

examples

• What is 7 squared? tree →
• 4 squared is 16. tree →
• The area is 30 meters squared. tree →
• 3 squared plus 2 is 11. tree →
• We drew the graph on squared paper. tree →
• Ten squared is one hundred. tree →
• Written small and high, the 2 in 5² means squared. tree →

note

n squared = n × n. Trap: not n × 2 (3 squared is 9, not 6). «Squared» is the second power; «cubed» is the third.

In the corpora

• As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «squared» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.