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quintic
English
Etymology
From Latin quintus (“fifth”) +? -ic (“of pertaining to”).
Adjective
quintic (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
Noun
quintic (plural quintics)
- (mathematics) a quintic polynomial: ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f
Derived terms
- quintic equation
- quintic function
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quadratic
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)
- square-shaped
- (mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as .
- (mathematics) of an equation, of the form .
- (mathematics) of a function, of the form .
Translations
Noun
quadratic (plural quadratics)
- (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
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