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