quadratic

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quad·rat·ic / kwäˈdratik/ • adj. Math. involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable: a quadratic equation.• n. a quadratic equation.

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quadratic

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quadratic square; (math.) involving the second and no higher power of an unknown or variable. XVII. — F. quadratique or modL. quadrāticus. quadrature squaring. XVI. — F. or L.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD