Look up: quadratic

1. 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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2. 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 p...
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3. 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 t...
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4. 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...
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5. quadratic
   adjective of or relating to the second power; `quadratic equation`
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6. quadratic
   quadratic polynomial noun a polynomial of the second degree
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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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. Mathematics : ; Algebra (elementary and abstract) ; Calculus ...
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