English Explanatory Dictionary

quintic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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).
noun
  1. a quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f

Pronunciation

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Word forms

quintic quintics

Etymology

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

Derived words

quintically quintic equation quintic function
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