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Why does the author keep saying “square”, when what he actually means is “right angle”?
by Hendrikto 7y ago
Why does the author keep saying “square”, when what he actually means is “right angle”?
- OJFord 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_square
- roland35 7y agoI think a few PCB layout tools refer to 90 degrees as square, but you are correct!
- alanbernstein 7y agoadjective having or forming one or more right angles or being at right angles to something According to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/square https://www.dictionary.com/browse/square, this is British usage, but I've often heard and used it in the US.
- compiler-guy 7y ago"Square" is used all the time in manufacturing and crafts to mean a right angle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_square