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    Wallace-Bolyai-Gerwien Theorem

    Definition

    Two polygons are congruent by dissection iff they have the same area. In particular, any polygon is congruent by dissection to a square of the same area. Laczkovich also proved that a circle is congruent by dissection to a square (furthermore, the dissection can be accomplished using translations only).

    Related term

    dissection

    Associated person

    János Bolyai

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