quadratic

adjective

qua·drat·ic kwä-ˈdra-tik

: involving terms of the second degree at most

quadratic function

quadratic equations

quadratic noun

quadratically

kwä-ˈdra-ti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Examples of quadratic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As described in my article, the BEC's quantum state acquired a geometric phase of π when it was moved around a Dirac point—a position where two energy bands take on the same value—and a phase of 2π when it was moved around another type of singularity called a quadratic band touching point (QBTP). —

Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023 The proof hinges on a centuries-old principle called quadratic reciprocity that involves the squares of two prime numbers. —

Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023 Ahmadi and Zhang ruled out the existence of an efficient algorithm that always finds locally optimal solutions to some quadratic optimization problems. —

Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2021 The regression is concave and includes very significant linear (P = 3.0×10−4) as well as quadratic (P = 1.8×10−5) terms. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2010 This approach will work on any quadratic function. —

Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023 Gauss’s work is not just quadratic reciprocity and Gaussian curvature. —

Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023 But there is a unique quadratic function that does. —

Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023 See More

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