[ kwɒ'dratɪk ]
■ adjective Mathematics involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.
Origin
C17: from Fr. quadratique or mod. L. ~us , from quadratus , quadrare (see quadrate ).
[ kwɒ'dratɪk ]
■ adjective Mathematics involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.
Origin
C17: from Fr. quadratique or mod. L. ~us , from quadratus , quadrare (see quadrate ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004