biquadratic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- French quadratiquebor. English quadratic English biquadratic From bi- + quadratic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
Deriveds
Translations (4)
fr bicarré (Translations) · pl bikwadratowy (Translations) · fi bikvadraattinen (Translations) · pl dwukwadratowy (Translations)