"quadratic form" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadratic forms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadratic form (plural quadratic forms)
  1. (mathematics, number theory, algebra) A homogeneous polynomial of degree 2 in a given number of variables. Categories (topical): Algebra, Mathematics, Number theory Translations (homogeneous polynomial of degree 2): forma quadràtica [feminine] (Catalan), forma quadratica [feminine] (Italian), forma cuadrática [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. (statistics, multivariate statistics) A scalar quantity of the form εᵀΛε, where ε is a vector of n random variables, and Λ is an n-dimensional symmetric matrix. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-quadratic_form-en-noun-CiyepHkB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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