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Ian:

--- Quote from: Dave in Tenn on September 07, 2011, 11:05:48 PM ---A square is a square.  It has it's own definition.  A Circle is a circle and it has it's own definition.  Anything that's contrary to those definitions makes it something other than a square or a circle.

A squircle is a cute word.  It's also a geometric pattern.  It has it's own definition.  But it is not a square, and it is not a circle.  It is what it is, but it ain't something else.

   

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Scientifically speaking? (I'm not an atheist or agnostic, but I feel that science is a 'gift' from God.)

Dave in Tenn:
Isn't geometry a science?

JohnMichael:
Taken from a google search:

A squircle is a mathematical shape with properties between those of a square and those of a circle. It is a special case of superellipse with the equation of (x-a)^4 + (y-b)^4 = r^4 where (a,b) is the central point and r is the radius.

I don't see how a square could be a circle since the mathematical definitions mutually exclude one another.

A square is a special rectangle (and parallelogram) that is comprised of four sides, all at 90 degree angles, and the opposing sides have to be parallel.

A circle is a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed center; therefore, it has no parallel sides.

Waxing mathematically philosophical, are we? ;D ;D ;D (joking)

Ian:

--- Quote from: JohnMichael on September 08, 2011, 12:05:17 PM ---Taken from a google search:

A squircle is a mathematical shape with properties between those of a square and those of a circle. It is a special case of superellipse with the equation of (x-a)^4 + (y-b)^4 = r^4 where (a,b) is the central point and r is the radius.

I don't see how a square could be a circle since the mathematical definitions mutually exclude one another.

A square is a special rectangle (and parallelogram) that is comprised of four sides, all at 90 degree angles, and the opposing sides have to be parallel.

A circle is a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed center; therefore, it has no parallel sides.

Waxing mathematically philosophical, are we? ;D ;D ;D (joking)

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Thank you, sir!

Ian:
I apologize for double posting...

But, I had another question(s):

Do the laws of physics have an effect on how shapes are formed, configured?
Or does any law?

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