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quadratic form
noun
, Mathematics.
- a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadratic form1
First recorded in 1855–60
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