quadratic equation

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quadratic equation

An equation in which one or more of the terms is squared but raised to no higher power, having the general form ax² + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are constants.

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quadratic equation - an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square

quadratic

equation - a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

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