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Magic square

In mathematics, especially historical and recreational mathematics, a magic square is a square array of numbers, usually positive integers, where the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same. The order of a magic square is the number of integers along one side (n), and the constant sum is called the magic constant…

History, Variations of the magic square & Magic squares in occultism

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History

Some famous magic squares

Properties of magic squares

Classification of magic squares

Enumeration of magic squares

Transformations that preserve the magic property

Special methods of construction

Solving partially completed magic squares

Variations of the magic square

Magic squares in occultism

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Magic square

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Magic square

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related to Europe after 15th century · 69
Magic square → Abbe Poignard, Académie, Adam Riese, Agrippa, Agrippa's, Albrecht Dürer, An, Antoine Arnauld, Archidoxa Magica, Arithmetica Integra, Athanasius Kircher, Bachet, Bachet's, Benjamin Franklin, Bernard Frenicle, Bessy, Book II, By, Chapter, Claude Gaspard Bachet
related to China · 44
Magic square → After Yang Hui, Ancient Mathematical Methods, Bao Qishou's Binaishanfang, BCE, Bright Hall, Byzantine, Cheng Dawei's Suanfa, China's, Chinese, Ching, Continuation, Da Dai Liji, Ding Yidong's Dayan, Elder Dai, Elucidating, European, Fang Zhongtong's Shuduyan, He, However, Indian
related to Latin Europe · 42
Magic square → Abraham, Al-Andalus, Alfonsine, Alfonso, Arab, Arabia, Around, Astromagia, Book, Castille, Europe, European, Ezra, Greek Byzantine, Hire, However, Ibn Zarkali, Ibn Zarkali's, In, Influences
related to Middle East, North Africa, Muslim Iberia · 42
Magic square → Abu'l-Wafa, Ahmad, Algerian Ahmad, Ali, Although, Antaki, Arabia, Arabic, Around, Baghdad, Balances, Brethren, Buni, Buzjani, By, Egyptian Shabramallisi, Encyclopedia, From, Haytham, Hayyān's
related to Japan · 41
Magic square → After, Agrippa, Cheng Dawei's Suanfa, China, Chinese, Dokai-sho, Hojin Yensan, Hojin-Shin-jutsu, Hosino Sanenobu, Ichigen Kappo, In, In Jinko-ki, Isomura Kittoku, Japan, Japanese, Katahiro Takebe, Ketsugi-sho, Ko-ko-gen Sho, Kongenki, Kyushi Iko
related to history · 34
Magic square → Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia, Also, Another, Arabic, Around, Babylonians, Baghdad, BCE, Brethren, By, CE, China, Chinese, Egyptians, Emperor, Encyclopedia, Europe, Flies, For, Greeks
related to Magic squares in occultism · 26
Magic square → Agrippa's, Among, Angelis, Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Cambridge Univ, Codex, Counter-Reformation, De, De Occulta Philosophia, Europe, For, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Hermetic, In, It, Lib, Liber, Magic, Marsilio Ficino, Mirandola
related to Classification of magic squares · 23
Magic square → All, An, Associative, Bordered, Composite, Franklin, However, Inlaid, Jain, Most-perfect, Multimagic, Nasik, P-multimagic, Pandiagonal, Panmagic, Self-complementary, Semi-magic, Simple, Such, The
related to Magic square in Parshavnath temple · 15
Magic square → Chautisa, Chautisa Yantra, English, European, India, It, Jain, Khajuraho, Nasik, Pandiagonal, Parshvanath, The, There, This, Yantra
related to Albrecht Dürer's magic square · 13
Magic square → Albrecht Dürer, As, But, China, Durer, Dürer's, European, It, Jupiter, Melencolia, The, This, Yang Hui's

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magic squares square order also numbers rows columns even one century odd method two sum number given constant methods first

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Magic squareis anumber of integers along one side0.90text
Magic squareis amultiple of the order of the smaller squares0.90text
in Ding Yidong's Dayan suoyininstance ofmagic squares frequently occur in Chinese mathematics0.80text
this one are not generally mathematically interestinginstance ofbut it has had the numbers in four of the cells reduced by 1.Trivial squares0.80text
only have historical significanceinstance ofbut it has had the numbers in four of the cells reduced by 1.Trivial squares0.80text
Magic squarehas methodOver0.60section
Magic squarehas methodThese0.60section
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