square the circle

== English == === Verb === square the circle (third-person singular simple present squares the circle, present participle squaring the circle, simple past and past participle squared the circle) (literal, geometry) To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible. (figurative) To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem. ==== Translations ==== === See also === morbus cyclometricus squircle square peg in a round hole (semantic overlap regarding a difficult problem) === Further reading === squaring the circle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia