Category:Quadratic

Quad*rat"ic, a. Etym: [cf. F. quadratique.]

1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a Quadrate, or square; square.

2. (crystallog.)

Defn: tetragonal.

3. (alg.)

Defn: pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic Equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a Square.