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SECOND POWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The product of two equal terms
Example:
gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
Synonyms:
second power; square
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("second power" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)