magic square
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- noun
- /ˈmædʒɪk skwɛr/
- Specialized
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cuadrado mágico
- The ancient Chinese considered, for example, the simple magic square of 3 x 3 to be a profoundly meaningful symbol whose many possibilities of interpretation center around its being a model of the universe and a representation of life in a process of endless flux.
And so any finite field where you can make a magic square of squares is a non Parker finite field because it works.
- And so any finite field where you can make a magic square of squares is a non Parker finite field because it works.
Examples
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There are techniques for doing the magic squares when it's a even number, but for instance you would do like this.
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And so any finite field where you can make a magic square of squares is a non Parker finite field because it works.
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Their faces lit up when we used a mirror to make a rainbow, did a magic square, or completed a crossword puzzle.
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This table, as illustrated, has the same arrangement of numbers as the above images in a 6 x 6 matrix and is also referred to in numerology as the magic square of the Sun.
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There are similar magic squares for Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon, all of which have been known for centuries.
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The reverence of the magic square in Islam's mystical context neither originates from it nor is unique to it.
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For additional information on magic squares and the science of numbers, see Nasr 1964; Ardalan & Bakhtiar 1973:24-26; and Camman 1969:181-209.
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In adopting the magic square, Islam's sacred sciences demonstrate, by the use of alphabetical symbolism (in which each letter is given a numerical value), that all things come from the One and return to It.
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In a magic square, the numbers are arranged such that each row, column, and diagonal add up to the same total.
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A 3 x 3 magic square contains the numbers 1 to 9 arranged so that every row, column, and diagonal sums to 15.
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner knowing 'magic' and 'square' can infer that this is a special or remarkable kind of square (the adjective 'magic' is a metaphorical modifier), so some general sense is accessible. However the specific mathematical property (equal sums in rows, columns and diagonals) cannot be derived from the constituents alone and requires domain knowledge or prior exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Magic square comes from an old Chinese story about a turtle's shell. One popular story says people saw a pattern on the turtle and put those marks into a square of numbers so every row, column and diagonal added to the 'same' total. That's why it was called 'magic' — every line adds to the same number, so a magic square is a number puzzle that always balances.