Antonyms for quadratic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kwo-drat-ik
Phonetic Transcription : kwɒˈdræt ɪk


Definition of quadratic

Origin :
  • 1650s, "square," with -ic + obsolete quadrate "a square; a group of four things" (late 14c.), from Latin quadratum, noun use of neuter adjective quadratus "square, squared," past participle of quadrare "to square, set in order, complete" (see quadrant). Quadratic equations (1660s) so called because they involve the square of x.
  • As in square : adj four-sided
Example sentences :
  • It is right, but too lengthy to be worth as much as a Quadratic.
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
  • It had never been determined if that order was quadratic, cubic or higher.
  • Extract from : « Cube Root of Conquest » by Roger Phillips Graham
  • What does matter is thisI must ask you to tell me exactly why you wished me to work out that quadratic problem for you.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, High School Junior » by Pauline Lester
  • She now began to read Euclids Elements, and proceeded in algebra as far as quadratic equations.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Curiosities » by I. Platts
  • Since the fraction is infinite it cannot be commensurable and therefore its value is a quadratic surd number.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Method: Solve for x as in terms of y, or vice versa, in the linear and substitute in the quadratic.
  • Extract from : « A Review of Algebra » by Romeyn Henry Rivenburg
  • All I ask is to live simply and sensibly, but instead of that my existence is transformed into a quadratic equation.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Prohack » by E. Arnold Bennett
  • Quadratic Equation, an equation involving the square of the unknown quantity.
  • Extract from : « The Nuttall Encyclopaedia » by Edited by Rev. James Wood
  • The quadratic mean of n quantities is the square root of the arithmetical mean of their squares.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various
  • The quadratic moments with respect to different planes through a fixed point O are related to one another as follows.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various

Synonyms for quadratic

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