QUINTIC

Etymology

Adjective

quintic (not comparable)

(mathematics) Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).

Noun

quintic (plural quintics)

(mathematics) a quintic polynomial: ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f

Source: Wiktionary


Quin"tic, a. Etym: [L. quintus fifth, fr. quinque five.] (Alg.)

Definition: Of the fifth degree or order.

– n. (Alg.)

Definition: A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quantic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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