Quadrature (mathematics)
（重定向自Squarable）
![Antique method to find the geometric mean](/Images/godic/202502/12/Geometric_mean.svg4218.png")
![The area of a segment of a parabola is 4/3 that of the area of a certain inscribed triangle.](/Images/godic/202502/12/Parabola_and_inscribed_triangle.svg4219.png")
In mathematics, quadrature is a historical term which means determining area. Quadrature problems served as one of the main sources of problems in the development of calculus, and introduce important topics in mathematical analysis.