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quadratic
[ noun ]

1. an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square

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2. a polynomial of the second degree

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[ adj ]

1. of or relating to or resembling a square

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quadratic shapes

2. of or relating to the second power

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quadratic equation

Quadratic \Quad*rat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. 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.