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/ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/ · noun
(geometry) Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles..
For why should you praise, for example, the integrity of a Square who faithfully defends the interests of his client, when you ought in reality rather to admire the exact precision of his Rectangles?
In Lines it [the product] is always (and ſometimes in Numbers) call'd the Rectangle between the two Lines, multiply'd by one another.
a rectangle triangle
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Rectangle means (geometry) Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles..
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For why should you praise, for example, the integrity of a Square who faithfully defends the interests of his client, when you ought in reality rather to admire the exact precision of his Rectangles?
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