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Adjective: quadratic  kwó'dra-tik
  1. (mathematics) involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree
    "quadratic equation"
Noun: quadratic  kwó'dra-tik
  1. An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
    - quadratic equation
     
  2. A polynomial of the second degree
    - quadratic polynomial

Derived forms: quadratics

Type of: equation, multinomial, polynomial

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