"biquadratic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: bi- + quadratic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|quadratic}} bi- + quadratic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biquadratic (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Translations): bikwadratowy (Polish), dwukwadratowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-biquadratic-en-adj-qZffBqsG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 61 39 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Noun

Forms: biquadratics [plural]
Etymology: bi- + quadratic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|quadratic}} bi- + quadratic Head templates: {{en-noun}} biquadratic (plural biquadratics)
  1. (mathematics) A biquadratic equation. Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: quadratic, quartic
    Sense id: en-biquadratic-en-noun-l0e-Z6W- Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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