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quartic
CIDE DICTIONARY
quartic, a. [L. quartus fourth.].
Of the fourth degree. [1913 Webster]
quartic, n.
A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quartic, adj. & n. Math.
--adj. involving the fourth and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.
--n. a quartic equation.
--adj. involving the fourth and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.
--n. a quartic equation.
Etymology
L quartus fourth
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