English Dictionary

quadrature of the circle

名詞

不可算名詞

(mathematics) The problem, proposed by ancient Greek geometers, of using a finite ruler-and-compass construction to make a square with the same area as a given circle.

日本語の意味

（数学）古代ギリシャの幾何学者が提唱した、定規とコンパスを用いて、与えられた円と同じ面積を持つ正方形を作ることができるかどうかを問う問題。

Despite centuries of attempts, the quadrature of the circle remained an elusive challenge until impossibility results were proved.

何世紀にもわたる試みにもかかわらず、円を正方形にする問題は、不可能性が証明されるまで解決困難な課題のままだった。

意味（1）

(mathematics) The problem, proposed by ancient Greek geometers, of using a finite ruler-and-compass construction to make a square with the same area as a given circle.