- biquadratic
- adjective or noun Date: 1668 quartic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
biquadratic
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Biquadratic — Bi quad*rat ic, a. [Pref. bi + quadratic: cf. F. biquadratique.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power. [1913 Webster] {Biquadratic equation} (Alg.), an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term of which the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biquadratic — Bi quad*rat ic, n. (Math.) (a) A biquadrate. (b) A biquadratic equation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biquadratic — [bī΄kwäd rat′ik] adj. Math. of or involving the fourth power of a quantity n. 1. such a quantity 2. an algebraic equation of the fourth power; quartic equation … English World dictionary
biquadratic — I noun 1. an algebraic equation of the fourth degree • Syn: ↑biquadrate, ↑quartic, ↑fourth power • Derivationally related forms: ↑biquadratic (for: ↑biquadrate) … Useful english dictionary
Biquadratic equation — Biquadratic Bi quad*rat ic, a. [Pref. bi + quadratic: cf. F. biquadratique.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power. [1913 Webster] {Biquadratic equation} (Alg.), an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biquadratic root of a number — Biquadratic Bi quad*rat ic, a. [Pref. bi + quadratic: cf. F. biquadratique.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power. [1913 Webster] {Biquadratic equation} (Alg.), an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biquadratic root — noun The square root of the square root • • • Main Entry: ↑biquadratic … Useful english dictionary
biquadratic equation — noun an equation of the fourth degree • Syn: ↑biquadratic • Derivationally related forms: ↑biquadratic (for: ↑biquadratic) • Hypernyms: ↑equation * * * … Useful english dictionary
Biquadratic field — In mathematics, a biquadratic field is a number field K of a particular kind, which is a Galois extension of the rational number field Q with Galois group the Klein four group. Such fields are all obtained by adjoining two square roots. Therefore … Wikipedia
biquadratic polynomial — noun a polynomial of the fourth degree • Syn: ↑biquadratic, ↑quartic polynomial • Derivationally related forms: ↑biquadratic (for: ↑biquadratic) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
