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Definition of Quadratic equation
1. Noun. An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square.
Definition of Quadratic equation
1. Noun. (mathematics) a polynomial equation of the second degree. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadratic Equation
Literary usage of Quadratic equation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"quadratic equation. In Algebra, an Aquation which involves the second, ...
The most general form of a quadratic equation is ax* + 2 bx + c = 0, where a, b, ..."
2. A Treatise on Conic Sections: Containing an Account of Some of the Most by George Salmon (1879)
"Now this quadratic may be also written \x/ \x/ and we see by parity of reasoning
that, if A vanishes, we ought to regard this still as a quadratic equation, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The manner of resolving s pure quadratic equation is sufficiently evident.
If the unknown quantity be made to stand alone on one side, with unity as a ..."
4. A Treatise on Algebra by Charles Smith (1892)
"Hence to solve the quadratic equation ая? + bx + с = 0, we proceed as follows.
Divide by a, the coefficient of ж"; the equation then becomes 2. = 0. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"+ Ъх The manner of resolving a pure quadratic equation is sufficiently evident
If the unknown quantity be made to stand alone on one side, with unity as a ..."
6. School Algebra by George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith (1913)
"quadratic equation. An equation which, when reduced to its simplest form, contains
the second power, but no higher power, of an unknown quantity is called a ..."
7. A Treatise on Algebra by Charles Smith (1890)
"When all the terms of a quadratic equation are transposed to one side it must be
of the form аж* + Ъх + с = О, We have already [Art. 80] shewn how to ..."
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