quadratic
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quadratic
- /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/
- /kwəˈdɹætɪk/
Where it comes from
From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadrātus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadrō (“to make square”), from quādrus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“fourth”).
adjective quadratick
- Square-shaped.
- Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c. 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.
noun quadratics · quadratick
- 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; […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quadratic equation, quadratic polynomial, square, second-degree, squared, square-law, quadric, parabolic, parabola, paraboloid, paraboloidal, u-shaped, squarelike, quadrate, quadrative, quadradic
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adj of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c
| Español | cuadrático |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이차 icha |
| 日本語 | 二次 niji |
| 中文 | 二次 èrcì |
| हिन्दी | द्विघात dvighāt |
| Português | quadrático |
| Français | quadratique |
| Deutsch | quadratisch |
| Italiano | quadratico |
| Ελληνικά | τετραγωνικός tetragonikós |
| Русский | квадра́тный kvadrátnyj |
Talk about this word "quadratic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quadratic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quadratic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quadratic "quadratic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quadratic.Cite this
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