quadrature
IPA: kwˈɑdrʌtʃɝ
noun
- The process of making something square; squaring.
- (mathematics) The act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area.
- (mathematics, numerical analysis) The calculation of a definite integral by numerical means.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis) The act or process of solving an indefinite integral by symbolic means.
- (astronomy) A situation in which the directions of two celestial bodies (or a celestial body and the Sun) form a right angle from the perspective of the observer.
- (physics) The condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°.
- (art) A painting painted on a wooden panel.
Examples of "quadrature" in Sentences
- Quadrature amplitude modulation.
- Quadrature division multiple access.
- See 'The Quadrature of the Parabola'.
- Squaring or quadrature as integration.
- Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola.
- Quadrature of the circle in ancient Egypt.
- I'm not familiar with quadrature as a term.
- The quadrature of the circle was also interesting.
- They are often referred to as quadrature carriers .
- The number pi is as fictitious as the quadrature of circle.