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quadratic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /kwəˈdɹætɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Square-shaped.
  2. (not-comparable) 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. 2015 November 17, “Fast Fragmentation of Networks Using Module-Based Attacks”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

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quadratick alternative lexicographic

Translations (34)

ky чарчы (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · bg квадратен (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · es cuadrático (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · ms kuadratik (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · be квадратны (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · hy քառակուսի (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · ca quadràtic (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · nl kwadratisch (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · la quadrāticus (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · az kvadratik (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · it quadratico (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · fi toisen asteen (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · sv andragradspolynom (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · id kuadratis (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · el τετραγωνικός (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · de quadratisch (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · ru квадра́тный (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · fr quadratique (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · ja 二次 (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · ko 이차 (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · pt quadrático (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · eo kvadrata (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · kk шаршы (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · ka კვადრატული (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · sv andragrads- (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · cs kvadratický (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · sv kvadratisk (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · uz kvadratik (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · cmn 二次 (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · pl kwadratowy (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · gd ceàrnach (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · km ដឺក្រេទីពីរ (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · id kuadratik (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c) · hi द्विघात (of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c)

quadratic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kwəˈdɹætɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. 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; […] 1809, Charles Hutton, The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800, volume 3, The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, page 41:

Forms

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quadratics Number=Plur lexicographic
quadratick alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

quadratic residue · quadratization · quadratic reciprocity · paraquadratic · quadraticity · quadratic acid · quadratic equation · polyquadratic · quadratic formula · multiquadratic · quadratize · nonquadratic · quadratic surd · quadratic mean · prequadratic · quadratic field · superquadratic · quadratic form · postquadratic · quadratic integer · quadratically · quadratic function · quadratic time · biquadratic · subquadratic

Relateds

quadrature · square · quadrate

Translations (9)

fi toisen asteen polynomi (quadratic polynomial) · bg квадратно уравнение (quadratic polynomial) · la quadrāticum (quadratic polynomial) · bg квадратен тричлен (quadratic polynomial) · bg квадратична функция (quadratic polynomial) · bg квадратен полином (quadratic polynomial) · mi whārite pūrua (quadratic polynomial) · ja 二次式 (quadratic polynomial) · cmn 二次式 (quadratic polynomial)