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nonsquare

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ square.

Adjective

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nonsquare (not comparable)

  1. Not square in shape.
    a nonsquare matrix
    nonsquare pixels

Noun

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nonsquare (plural nonsquares)

  1. (mathematics) A number that is not a square (second power).
    • 2008, Lindsay N Childs, A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra:
      Thus, suppose 2b — 2s and — 2b — 2s are nonsquares modulo p.