Associations to the word «Rectangular»

Wiktionary

RECTANGULAR, adjective. Having a shape like a rectangle.
RECTANGULAR, adjective. Having axes that meet each other with right angles.
RECTANGULAR COORDINATES, noun. (mathematics) A less common term for Cartesian coordinates.
RECTANGULAR NUMBER, noun. (mathematics) A number which is the product of two consecutive integers

Dictionary definition

RECTANGULAR, adjective. Having four right angles; "a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide".
RECTANGULAR, adjective. Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system".

Wise words

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