QUADRATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quadratic mean? 

• QUADRATIC (noun)
  The noun QUADRATIC has 2 senses:

1. an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square

2. a polynomial of the second degree

  Familiarity information: QUADRATIC used as a noun is rare.

• QUADRATIC (adjective)
  The adjective QUADRATIC has 1 sense:

1. involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree

  Familiarity information: QUADRATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUADRATIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

quadratic; quadratic equation

Hypernyms ("quadratic" is a kind of...):

equation (a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A polynomial of the second degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

quadratic; quadratic polynomial

Hypernyms ("quadratic" is a kind of...):

multinomial; polynomial (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)

• QUADRATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

quadratic equation

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Pertainym:

square (the product of two equal terms)

Derivation:

quadrate (a square-shaped object)

 Context examples 

Then he got out note-book and algebra and lost himself in quadratic equations, while the hours slipped by, and the stars dimmed, and the gray of dawn flooded against his window.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)