Quadratic
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.
"If the binomial roots of a series of quadratics be squaredly squared, and those results be constant portions of the cube of the resolvend, and the dioristic limit; […]"
- 2 a polynomial of the second degree wordnet
- 3 an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square wordnet
- 1 Square-shaped. not-comparable
- 2 Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c. not-comparable
"A linear or even a quadratic relation between the overall gain in efficiency η and the modularity Q would have been easily explained through S1 Fig, which shows a quadratic (inverse) relation between interedges fraction and modularity."
- 1 involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree wordnet
Example
More examples"A quadratic function cannot be used here."
Etymology
From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadrātus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadrō (“I make square”), from quādrus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“fourth”).
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