Quadratic

English

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From Template:Bor (1765), from Template:Der + Template:M (Template:Cog), form of Template:M, from Template:M, ultimately from Template:Der, whence also Template:Cog.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Square-shaped.
2. Template:Lb Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as $a{x}^2+bx+c$.
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Translations

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• Azerbaijani: Template:T
• Belarusian: Template:T
• Bulgarian: Template:T
• Catalan: Template:T
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: Template:T+

• Czech: Template:T
• Dutch: Template:T+
• Esperanto: Template:T
• Finnish: Template:T
• French: Template:T+
• Georgian: Template:T
• German: Template:T+
• Greek: Template:T+
• Hindi: Template:T
• Indonesian: Template:T, Template:T
• Italian: Template:T+
• Japanese: Template:T+
• Kazakh: Template:T
• Khmer: Template:T
• Korean: Template:T
• Kyrgyz: Template:T+
• Malay: Template:T+
• Polish: Template:T+
• Portuguese: Template:T+
• Russian: Template:T+
• Scottish Gaelic: Template:T
• Spanish: Template:T
• Swedish: Template:T+, Template:T-, Template:T+
• Uzbek: Template:T

Noun

1. Template:Lb A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.
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Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: Template:T+

• Finnish: Template:T
• Japanese: Template:T
• Maori: Template:T Template:Qualifier

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Template:M. Both derive ultimately from Template:Cog, with quadratic coming from “four-sided”, hence “square, two-dimensional, degree two”.

See also

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Further reading

• Template:R:Webster 1913
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