Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quadratic

2 senses of quadratic

Sense 1
quadratic equation, quadratic -- (an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square)
       => equation -- (a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal)

Sense 2
quadratic, quadratic polynomial -- (a polynomial of the second degree)
       => polynomial, multinomial -- (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)

Similarity of adj quadratic

2 senses of quadratic

Sense 1
quadratic -- (of or relating to or resembling a square; "quadratic shapes")

Sense 2
quadratic -- (of or relating to the second power; "quadratic equation")