Square class
In mathematics, specifically abstract algebra, a square class of a field F {\displaystyle F} is an element of the square class group, the quotient group F × / F × 2 {\displaystyle F^{\times }/F^{\times 2}} of the multiplicative group of nonzero elements in the field modulo the square elements of the field. Each square class is a subset of the nonzero elements (a coset of the multiplicative group) consisting of the elements of the form xy2 where x is some particular fixed element and y ranges over all nonzero field elements.