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BIQUADRATIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polynomial of the fourth degree
Synonyms:
biquadratic; biquadratic polynomial; quartic polynomial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("biquadratic" is a kind of...):
multinomial; polynomial (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)
Derivation:
biquadratic (involving the fourth and no higher power of a quantity or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An equation of the fourth degree
Synonyms:
biquadratic; biquadratic equation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("biquadratic" is a kind of...):
equation (a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal)
Derivation:
biquadratic (involving the fourth and no higher power of a quantity or degree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree
Synonyms:
biquadrate; biquadratic; fourth power; quartic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("biquadratic" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
Derivation:
biquadratic (involving the fourth and no higher power of a quantity or degree)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving the fourth and no higher power of a quantity or degree
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Pertainym:
quartic (an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree)
Derivation:
biquadrate (an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree)
biquadratic (a polynomial of the fourth degree)
biquadratic (an equation of the fourth degree)
biquadratic (an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree)
