Quadrature (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the act of squaring.
  2. Mathematics.
    • the act or process of finding a square equal in area to a given surface, especially a surface bounded by a curve.
    • the act or process of finding an area or calculating an integral, especially by numerical methods.
    • a definite integral.
  3. Astronomy.
    • the situation of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 90°.
    • either of the two points in the orbit of a body, as the moon, midway between the syzygies.
    • (of the moon) those points or moments at which a half moon is visible.
  4. the relation between two signals having the same frequency that differ in phase by 90°.
noun
  1. the process of determining a square having an area equal to that of a given figure or surface
  2. the process of making square or dividing into squares
  3. a configuration in which two celestial bodies, usually the sun and the moon or a planet, form an angle of 90° with a third body, usually the earth
  4. the relationship between two waves that are 90° out of phase
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