"square number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: square numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} square number (plural square numbers)
  1. (mathematics) Any integer which is the product of some integer times itself: any integer whose square root is also an integer. Synonyms: perfect square Translations (an integer which is the product of some integer with itself): kvadrattal [neuter] (Danish), kwadraatgetal [neuter] (Dutch), perfect vierkant [neuter] (Dutch), neliöluku (Finnish), nombre carré [masculine] (French), carré parfait [masculine] (French), Quadratzahl [feminine] (German), numero quadrato [masculine] (Italian), quadrato perfetto [masculine] (Italian), толық квадрат (tolyq kvadrat) (Kazakh), по́лный квадра́т (pólnyj kvadrát) [masculine] (Russian), то́чный квадра́т (tóčnyj kvadrát) [masculine] (Russian), número cuadrado (Spanish), kvadrattal [neuter] (Swedish), tam kare (Turkish), số chính phương (Vietnamese)

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