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Definition of Latin square
1. Noun. A square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column.
Generic synonyms: Square Matrix
Medical Definition of Latin square
1. A statistical design for experiments that removes from experimental error the variation from two sources that may be identified with the rows and columns of a square. The allocation of experimental treatments is such that each treatment occurs exactly once in each row and column. For example, a design for a 5 × 5 square is as follows: (05 Mar 2000)