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Quadrature
Quadrature
a.
The
act
of
squaring
;
the
finding
of a
square
having
the
same
area
as
some
given
curvilinear
figure
; as,
the
quadrature
of a
circle
;
the
operation
of
finding
an
expression
for
the
area
of a
figure
bounded
wholly
or in
part
by a
curved
line
, as by a
curve
,
two
ordinates
,
and
the
axis
of
abscissas
.
Quadrature
a.
A
quadrate
; a
square
.
Quadrature
a.
The
integral
used
in
obtaining
the
area
bounded
by a
curve
;
hence
,
the
definite
integral
of
the
product
of
any
function
of
one
variable
into
the
differential
of
that
variable
.
Quadrature
a.
The
position
of
one
heavenly
body
in
respect
to
another
when
distant
from
it 90¡, or a
quarter
of a
circle
, as
the
moon
when
at an
equal
distance
from
the
points
of
conjunction
and
opposition
.
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