quadratic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
    quadratic equation.
  2. noun a polynomial of the second degree
    quadratic polynomial.
  3. adjective of or relating to or resembling a square
    • quadratic shapes
  4. adjective of or relating to the second power
    • quadratic equation

WordNet


Quad*rat"ic adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. quadratique.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square.
  2. (Crystallog.) Tetragonal.
  3. (Alg.) Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square.

Webster 1913