biquadrate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
    biquadratic; fourth power; quartic.

WordNet

Bi*quad"rate noun
Etymology
Pref. bi- + quadrate.
Definitions
  1. (Math.) The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.

Webster 1913