quadratics
- the branch of algebra that deals with quadratic equations.
Origin of quadratics
quadratic
- a quadratic polynomial or equation.
Origin of quadratic
Examples from the Web for quadratics
Historical Examples of quadratics
I even showed her that problem in quadratics and told her I couldnt do it.
Marjorie Dean, High School JuniorPauline Lester
In connection with the sphere some easy work in quadratics may be introduced even if the class has had only a year in algebra.
The Teaching of GeometryDavid Eugene Smith
This is a useful method in the case in which φ(x) and ƒ(x) are quadratics, but scarcely ever in any other case.
An advantage gained was that every quadratic equation, and not some quadratics only, could be spoken of as having two roots.
The rapidity with which he would fill the blackboard, in solving difficult problems in quadratics, was almost bewildering.
In the School-RoomJohn S. Hart
quadratic
- 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
- of or relating to the second power
Word Origin and History for quadratics
quadratic
1650s, "square," with -ic + obsolete quadrate "a square; a group of four things" (late 14c.), from Latin quadratum, noun use of neuter adjective quadratus "square, squared," past participle of quadrare "to square, set in order, complete" (see quadrant). Quadratic equations (1660s) so called because they involve the square of x.
quadratic
- 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.