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quadratic

quad·ra·tic

UK/kwɒdˈɹætɪk/ US/kwəˈdɹætɪk/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or resembling a square

  • “quadratic shapes”
2.

of or relating to the second power

  • “quadratic equation”

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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”).

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