English dictionary
quantic
/'kw/A/nt/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A homogeneous algebraic function of two or more variables, in general containing only positive integral powers of the variables, and called <i>quadric</i>, <i>cubic</i>, <i>quartic</i>, etc., according as it is of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or a higher degree. These are further called <i>binary</i>, <i>ternary</i>, <i>quaternary</i>, etc., according as they contain two, three, four, or more variables; thus, the <i>quantic &?;</i> is a <i>binary cubic</i>.
Source: webster1913