different between quadratic vs breeder

English

Alternative forms

• quadratick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadr?tus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadr? (“I make square”), from qu?drus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *k?etwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“four”).

Adjective

quadratic (not comparable)

1. square-shaped
2. (mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ${\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c}$.
3. (mathematics) of an equation, of the form ${\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c=0}$.
4. (mathematics) of a function, of the form ${\displaystyle y=ax^{2}+bx+c}$.

Translations

Noun

quadratic (plural quadratics)

1. (mathematics) A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with quartic (“degree four”). Both derive ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *k?etwóres (“four”), with quadratic coming from “four-sided”, hence “square, two-dimensional, degree two”.

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• square

References

Further reading

• quadratic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• quadratic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• quadratic at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

breed +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?i?d?(?)/
• Rhymes: -i?d?(?)

Noun

breeder (plural breeders)

1. A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
2. (slang, derogatory) A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children.
   • 1729, Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal

     The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders.

3. (gay slang, derogatory) A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heterosexual

   • 2010, Walter Lape, Alaska Waters, The Hudson Press (?ISBN)

     My father spoke in a quiet, measured voice that gradually increased in tempo and in volume, “Travis, suppose everyone at this table were gay except you, and I called you a trailer-trash breeder?”

4. Ellipsis of breeder reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons.
5. (cellular automata) A pattern that exhibits quadratic growth by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern.

Derived terms

• stockbreeder

Related terms

• breed
• breeder reactor
• breeding
• brood
• brooding
• purebred, pure-bred

Translations

Further reading

• breeder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• breeder reactor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• breeder (cellular automaton) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• rebreed