- cubic equation
- noun Date: circa 1751 a polynomial equation in which the highest sum of exponents of variables in any term is three
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Cubic equation — Cubic Cu bic (k? b?k), Cubical Cu bic*al ( b? kal), a. [L. cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) Isometric … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cubic equation — noun : a polynomial equation in which the highest sum of exponents of variables in any term is three * * * cubic equation, an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube … Useful english dictionary
cubic equation — noun A polynomial equation whose greatest exponent is 3 … Wiktionary
Cubic — Cu bic (k? b?k), Cubical Cu bic*al ( b? kal), a. [L. cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cubic foot — Cubic Cu bic (k? b?k), Cubical Cu bic*al ( b? kal), a. [L. cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) Isometric … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cubic number — Cubic Cu bic (k? b?k), Cubical Cu bic*al ( b? kal), a. [L. cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) Isometric … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cubic — cubic, cubical Cubical means only ‘shaped like a cube’ (a case that s roughly cubical in shape) whereas cubic has other meanings as well, as in cubic equation, cubic measure, cubic metre, etc., and also the meaning ‘cube shaped’ in technical… … Modern English usage
Cubic function — This article is about cubic equations in one variable. For cubic equations in two variables, see elliptic curve. Graph of a cubic function with 3 real roots (where the curve crosses the horizontal axis where y = 0). It has 2 critical points. Here … Wikipedia
Cubic plane curve — A selection of cubic curves. See information page for details. Cubic curve redirects here. For information on polynomial functions of degree 3, see Cubic function. In mathematics, a cubic plane curve is a plane algebraic curve C defined by a… … Wikipedia
Cubic — Cubical redirects here. For the partition, see cubicle. Contents 1 Science and mathematics 2 Computing 3 Media … Wikipedia
