Found 2 items, similar to Biquadratic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: biquadratic
biquadratic
adj : of or relating to the fourth power
biquadratic
n 1: an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn:
biquadrate,
quartic,
fourth power]
2: an equation of the fourth degree [syn:
biquadratic equation]
3: a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn:
biquadratic polynomial
,
quartic polynomial]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Biquadratic
Biquadratic
\Bi`quad*rat"ic\, a. [Pref. bi- + quadratic: cf. F.
biquadratique.] (Math.)
Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.
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Biquadratic equation (Alg.), an equation of the fourth
degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown
quantity is raised to the fourth power.
Biquadratic root of a number, the square root of the square
root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is 9, and
the square root of 9 is 3, which is the biquadratic root
of 81. Hutton.
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Biquadratic
\Bi`quad*rat"ic\, n. (Math.)
(a) A biquadrate.
(b) A biquadratic equation.
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