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sextic

American

[sek-stik] / ˈsɛk stɪk /

adjective

of the sixth degree.

noun

a quantity of the sixth degree.
an equation of the sixth degree.

Etymology

Origin of sextic

1850–55; < Latin sext ( us ) sixth + -ic

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