Asked 11 years, 2 months ago. Active 7 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 17k times. Isaac Casebash Casebash 8, 7 7 gold badges 48 48 silver badges 77 77 bronze badges. However, the Dutch word 'kwadraat' is square in English. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Isaac Isaac Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. A PayPal account is not required.
Many thanks! The Astounding Power of Area 3. Course Home. For example, consider the problem: A quadrangle has one side four units longer than the other. Quadratic comes from "quad" meaning square; when you raise something to the second power, you square it. I can't say I've ever actually heard the word "quadric. Brain failure. Quadric is actually a second-power thing again.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. I like the sound of "squaratic equation," come to think of it. Because quadratus is the Latin for "square" due to there being four sides on a square.
Jon Hanna Jon Hanna While the accepted answer got there first, you explain the rationale more clearly. Also, the discussion of zenzic is charming. I once had a math professor who wrote that on the board and asked for speculations on its mathematical meaning. Because quadratus is the Latin for "square" due to there being four sides on a square. It is also the case that the area of a square with a real number length side, can be measured in terms of the square of that number.
By YourDictionary A quadratic equation is an equation of the second degree, meaning it contains at least one term that is squared. Because the quadratic equation involves only one unknown, it is called "univariate". The quadratic equation only contains powers of x that are non-negative integers, and therefore it is a polynomial equation.
In particular, it is a second-degree polynomial equation , since the greatest power is two. The origin of the term " quadratic " is Latin. It is derived from quadratus which is the past participle of quadrare which means "to make square. What is a 4th degree polynomial called? Fourth degree polynomials are also known as quartic polynomials. Quartics have these characteristics: Zero to four roots. One, two or three extrema. What is a 5th degree polynomial called?
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