QUADRATURE

Quadrature

Quadrature is a historical mathematical term which means determining area. Quadrature problems have served as one of the main sources of problems for mathematical analysis.

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quadrature

Noun

  1. the process of making something square; squaring
  2. 1
  3. a situation in which three celestial bodies form a right-angled triangle, the observer being located at the right angle
    When the Moon is in quadrature, it appears in the sky as a half-moon.
  4. the condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°
  5. A painting painted on a wooden panel


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