is 0 a perfect square

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Based on my research, I found that there are many arguments about this statement, the main factor is the true definition of perfect square. Some said they are the squares of the whole numbers, but some said that any number that can be written as a positive integer to the power of two and some said that an integer that can be expressed as the product of two equal integers.

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A perfect square is the square of an integer – or nonnegative integer, without loss of generality, since $(-x)^2=x^2$. Since $0=0^2$, $0$ is a perfect square.

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