Definitions for magic square
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag′ic square′(n.)
a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
Category: Math
Origin of magic square:
1695–1705
Princeton's WordNet
magic square(noun)
a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same
Wiktionary
magic square(Noun)
A palindromic square word arrangement, usually in the form of a magic amulet.
magic square(Noun)
An n-by-n arrangement of n numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.
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