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quadratic equation

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quadratic equation
n.
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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Noun1.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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Furthermore, it is admitted that never, never, in a million lifetimes, could Michael have demonstrated a proposition in Euclid or solved a quadratic equation.
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Then he got out note-book and algebra and lost himself in quadratic equations, while the hours slipped by, and the stars dimmed, and the gray of dawn flooded against his window.
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For five weeks I crammed, until simultaneous quadratic equations and chemical formulas fairly oozed from my ears.
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