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squaring the circle |
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squaring the circle: see geometric problems of antiquity geometric problems of antiquity, three famous problems involving elementary geometric constructions with straight edge and compass, conjectured by the ancient Greeks to be impossible but not proved to be so until modern times. ..... Click the link for more information. . squaring the circle [′skwer·iŋthə ′sər·kəl] (mathematics) For a circle with a specified radius, the problem of constructing a square that has the same area as the circle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Still "swing" voters will continue to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of elections, so candidates must master the art of squaring the circle of seemingly irreconcilable positions. So once again, Clinton, who staked his political claim on finding a ``third way'' between liberalism and conservatism, might have found a way of squaring the circle of truth and falsehood, at least when it comes to sex. Before this, in 1594, he printed "solutions" to three problems that had puzzled geometers from Antiquity: squaring the circle, finding proportional means between lines, and trisecting an angle (378). |
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