quadratic
/kwɒdˈɹætɪk/
quadratic adjective: square-shaped.
Adjective
quadratic (not comparable)
- Square-shaped.
- Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c.
- A linear or even a quadratic relation between the overall gain in efficiency η and the modularity Q would have been easily explained through S1 Fig, which shows a quadratic (inverse) relation between interedges fraction and modularity.2015 November 17, “Fast Fragmentation of Networks Using Module-Based Attacks”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Noun
quadratic (plural quadratics)
- A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.
- If the binomial roots of a series of quadratics be squaredly squared, and those results be constant portions of the cube of the resolvend, and the dioristic limit; […]1809, Charles Hutton, The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800, volume 3, The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural...
quadratic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
quadratic in Hindi
- of a class of polynomial of the form y = ax² + bx + c
- द्विघात dvighāt
quadratic in Tamil
- இருபடிய, இருபடி, நாற்கோணமுள்ள இருமுடி
quadratic in Urdu
- چوکور, مربع نما
quadratic in Bengali
- দ্বিঘাত, বর্গাকার
More languagesFewer languages
- quadratic in Malay
- kuadratik
- quadratic in Indonesian
- kuadratik, kuadratis
Examples of quadratic in a sentence
- A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.
- It’s like trying to describe the glory of the Lake District with a quadratic equation.
- For such v the endomorphism ring End(E(v)) of E(v) is an order in an imaginary quadratic field.
Forms of quadratic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | quadratick |
| Noun | |
| plural | quadratics |
Origin of quadratic
From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadrātus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadrō (“to make square”), from quādrus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“fourth”).
Words formed from quadratic
- biquadratic
- multiquadratic
- nonquadratic
- paraquadratic
- polyquadratic
- postquadratic
- prequadratic
- quadratic acid
- quadratically
- quadratic equation
- quadratic field
- quadratic form
- quadratic formula
- quadratic function
- quadratic integer
- quadraticity
- quadratic mean
- quadratic reciprocity
- quadratic residue
- quadratic surd
- quadratic time
- quadratization
- quadratize
- subquadratic
- superquadratic
Phrases with quadratic
Questions about quadratic
- What does quadratic mean?
- Quadratic means square-shaped.
- What is quadratic in Hindi?
- Quadratic in Hindi is द्विघात (dvighāt). See Quadratic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is quadratic?
- Quadratic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce quadratic?
- Quadratic is pronounced /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/.
Words near quadratic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quadratic (page history and authors); quadratic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quadratic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quadratic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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