QUANTICS

Noun

quantics

plural of quantic

Source: Wiktionary


QUANTIC

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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