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BIQUADRATIC

Pronunciation (US):

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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)

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