magic square

magic square n. 1. A square that contains numbers arranged in equal rows and columns such that the sum of each row, column, and sometimes diagonal is the same. 2. A similar square containing letters in particular arrangements that spell out the same word or words.

magic square top: the SATOR letter square bottom: the number square from Albrecht Dürer's engraving Melencolia I

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magic square A square that contains numbers arranged in equal rows and columns such that the sum of each row, column, and sometimes diagonal is the same.

magic square top: the SATOR letter square; bottom: the number square from Albrecht Dürer's engraving Melencolia I

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magic square - a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same square matrix - a matrix with the same number of rows and columns