Latin square
noun
: a square array which contains n different elements with each element occurring n times but with no element occurring twice in the same column or row and which is used especially in the statistical design of experiments (as in agriculture)
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The grid formed by the first number in each pair is a Latin square, and so is the grid formed by the second number in each pair.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Latin square.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latin%20square. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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