Look up: Quadratic

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   quadratic
   [adj] - of or relating to or resembling a square 2. [adj] - of or relating to the second power 3. [n] - a polynomial of the second degree
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   quadratic
   an average which involves the squares of the values being averaged,or,more generally,a quadratic function of them.For example,the standard deviation is a quadratic mean.In order to reduce the mean to the same dimensions as the values being averaged a square root has to be taken after the averaging process has been carried out Category: Statistics • power-law index profile with the prof...
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   Quadratic
   Definition (keystage 2) If something is quadratic, it contains the variable squared, but not raised to any higher power. For instance a quadratic equation in x contains x 2 but not x 3 . Similarly a quadratic expression, or a quadratic form, contains its variable(s) squared but not raised to any higher power.<br /> If there is more than one v ...
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   Quadratic
   Quad·rat'ic adjective [ Confer French quadratique .] 1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square. 2. (Crystallog.) Tetragonal. 3. (Alg.) Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square.
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   quadratic
   1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square. ... 2. <chemistry> Tetragonal. ... 3. <mathematics> Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square. ... Origin: Cf. F. Quadratique. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... ( ...
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   quadratic
   adjective of or relating to the second power; `quadratic equation`
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   quadratic
   quadratic polynomial noun a polynomial of the second degree
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   Quadratic
   In mathematics, the term `quadratic` describes something that pertains to squares, to the operation of squaring, to terms of the second degree, or equations or formulas that involve such terms. `Quadratus` is Latin for `square`.
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   Quadratic
   • (a.) Tetragonal. • (a.) Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square.
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    quadratic
    An expression or an equation that contains the variable squared, but not raised to any higher power. For instance a quadratic equation in x contains x² but not x³. Similarly a quadratic expression, or a quadratic form, contains its variable(s) squared bu...
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    quadratic
    quadratic, mathematical expression of the second degree in one or more unknowns (see polynomial). The general quadratic in one unknown has the form ax2+bx+c, where a, b, and c are constants and x is the variable. A quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0 always has two roots, not necessarily distinct; these m...
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