squaring
verb
Definitions
To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
Example: The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
Example: John can square this question up for us.
To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
Example: I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
noun
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The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
Example: Repeated squarings of the number 3 yield the value 6561.