square number

noun

a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.

Origin of square number

First recorded in 1550–60

Words nearby square number

square meal, a, square measure, square meter, square mile, square millimeter, square number, square of opposition, square off, square one, square one's shoulders, square peg in a round hole

British Dictionary definitions for square number

square number

noun

an integer, such as 1, 4, 9, or 16, that is the square of an integer