quadratic
(adjective) involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree; “quadratic equation”
quadratic, quadratic polynomial
(noun) a polynomial of the second degree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quadratic (not comparable)
square-shaped
(mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as .
(mathematics) of an equation, of the form .
(mathematics) of a function, of the form .
quadratic (plural quadratics)
(mathematics) A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.
Not to be confused with quartic (“degree four”). Both derive ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), with quadratic coming from “four-sided”, hence “square, two-dimensional, degree two”.
Source: Wiktionary
Quad*rat"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. quadratique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square.
2. (Crystallog.)
Definition: Tetragonal.
3. (Alg.)
Definition: Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
