Timeline for "10-cm square" is OK?
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| Sep 14, 2020 at 17:23 | comment | added | CCTO | Of related interest, it's also the norm in construction and other trades to say of a 10-ft by 10-foot space, "this room is ten feet square"; or of a 100'x100' plot of land, "this plot is 100 feet square". Accordingly, it's rare and confusing to say "feet squared" in place of "square feet", even if it's being written as ft². | |
| Apr 1, 2016 at 10:25 | comment | added | joeytwiddle | You could use this and also include the units: "Draw a 10 cm by 10 cm square." But in that case the "# by #" is an adjective, so you should end with "square" or "rectangle". | |
| Mar 30, 2016 at 21:53 | history | answered | Adam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |