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Brexit: Can the circle be squared?
On numerous occasions during the Brexit negotiations, we have been told it is impossible to get agreement - like trying to '"square the circle'".
But is "squaring the circle" even mathematically possible?
Dr James Grime is a mathematician and presenter from the YouTube channel Numberphile. He gave The World Tonight his one minute guide to the question.
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