quadratic
[ kwo-drat-ik ]
/ kwɒˈdræt ɪk /
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adjective
noun
a quadratic polynomial or equation.
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Stone tablets carved more than 3,000 years ago show that ancient Babylonian mathematicians used a formula to solve polynomials of second degree — a cuneiform forebear of the same quadratic formula that algebra students learn today.
Dajae Williams was in seventh-grade math and the topic of the day was the quadratic formula.
In derivative pricing, the bank realized “a quadratic speedup” in the ability to run the simulations needed to price these algorithms, he says.
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British Dictionary definitions for quadratic
quadratic
/ (kwɒˈdrætɪk) maths /
noun
Also called: quadratic equation an equation containing one or more terms in which the variable is raised to the power of two, but no terms in which it is raised to a higher power
adjective
of or relating to the second power
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Scientific definitions for quadratic
quadratic
[ kwŏ-drăt′ĭk ]
Relating to a mathematical expression containing a term of the second degree, such as x2 + 2.♦ A quadratic equation is an equation having the general form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are constants.♦ The quadratic formula is x = -b ± √(b2 - 4ac)/2a. It is used in algebra to calculate the roots of quadratic equations.
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