quadratic
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadratic in British English:
UK [kwɒˈdrætɪk]
How to pronounce quadratic in American English:
US [kwɑˈdrætɪk]
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- Noun:
- an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
- a polynomial of the second degree
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or resembling a square
- of or relating to the second power
Word Origin
- quadratic (adj.)
- 1650s, "square," with -ic + obsolete quadrate "a square; a group of four things" (late 14c.), from Latin quadratum, noun use of neuter adjective quadratus "square, squared," past participle of quadrare "to square, set in order, complete" (see quadrant). Quadratic equations (1660s) so called because they involve the square of x.
Example
- 1. The quadratic equation may have instilled horror in many of us .
- 2. Both vegetables and quadratic polynomials are made more interesting with the mandelbrot set .
- 3. Readers who were paying attention in their maths classes may recall that quadratic equations often have two solutions , one positive and one negative .