Definition:Area

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Definition

Area is the measure of the extent of a surface.

It has $2$ dimensions and is specified in units of length squared.

Hence the term square as a general vague term for a quantity in $2$ dimensions.


Dimension

Area is a dimension of measurement of physics.

The dimension of area is:

$L^2$

length squared.


Units

Thus:

$1 \ \mathrm m^2 = 10^4 \ \mathrm {cm}^2$


Axioms of Area

When discussing areas of surfaces, we usually take the following statements to be axiomatic:

$(1) \quad$ The area of a square with a side of length one unit is defined to be one square unit.
$(2) \quad$ Let a surface be divided into a finite number of smaller non-overlapping surfaces.
Let the smaller surfaces cover the entire larger surface.
Then the sum of the areas of the smaller surfaces equals the area of the larger surface.
$(3) \quad$ Equal surfaces have equal areas.


Also see

  • Results about area can be found here.


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