BIQUADRATE

biquadrate, biquadratic, quartic, fourth power

(noun) an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biquadrate (plural biquadrates)

(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*quad"rate, n. Etym: [Pref. bi- + quadrate.] (Math.)

Definition: The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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