quintic

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adjective

Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).

OriginLatin quintus →
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Meanings

adjectivequintic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsOf or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
nounquintic (plural quintics)

plural quintics

  1. mathematicsa quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pentic

Origin

  1. Latinquintus“fifth”
  2. Englishquintic

From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + -ic (“of pertaining to”).

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APA

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Chicago

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