quin·tic | \ ˈkwin-tik 
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\Definition of quintic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of the fifth degree
quintic
nounDefinition of quintic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a polynomial or a polynomial equation of the fifth degree
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The first known use of quintic was in 1853
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