quadratic form

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noun Mathematics.

a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5x2 − 2xy + 3y2.

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Origin of quadratic form

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby quadratic form

quadrate muscle of thigh, quadrate muscle of upper lip, quadrate pronator muscle, quadratic, quadratic equation, quadratic form, quadratic formula, quadratic residue, quadratics, quadrature, quadrature of the circle

How to use quadratic form in a sentence

The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
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I mean, physically, mentally, you know, in every way, shape, and form.
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And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.
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I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.
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But probably because we co-edited the Deadline Artists anthologies with our friend Jesse Angelo, we feel a fidelity to the form.
The Best Columns of 2014|John Avlon, Errol Louis|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Arches more graceful in form, or better fitted to defy the assaults of time, I have never seen.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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