QUANTIC

quantic

(noun) a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quantic (plural quantics)

(mathematics) A homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.

Source: Wiktionary


Quan"tic, n. Etym: [L. quantus how much. See Quantity.] (Math.)

Definition: A homogeneous algebraic function of two or more variables, in general containing only positive integral powers of the variables, and called quadric, cubic, quartic, etc., according as it is of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or a higher degree. These are further called binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., according as they contain two, three, four, or more variables; thus, the quantic is a binary cubic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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