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Define the word Quadratic

"Quadratic" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Quadratic \Quad*rat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. quadratique.]
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   1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a
      quadrate, or square; square.
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   2. (Crystallog.) Tetragonal.
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   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.
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"quadratic" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

quadratic
     adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a square; "quadratic shapes"
     2: of or relating to the second power; "quadratic equation"
     n 1: an equation in which the highest power of an unknown
          quantity is a square [syn: quadratic equation]
     2: a polynomial of the second degree [syn: quadratic polynomial]