quadratic

Etymology
From (1765), from  +  (🇨🇬), form of, from , ultimately from , whence also 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) Square-shaped.
 * 2)  Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as $$ax^2 + bx + c$$.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: kvadratik
 * Belarusian: квадратны
 * Bulgarian: квадратен
 * Catalan: quadràtic
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: kvadratický
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kvadrata
 * Finnish: toisen asteen yhtälö
 * French:
 * Georgian: კვადრატული
 * German:
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hindi: द्विघात
 * Italian:, quadratica
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: шаршы
 * Khmer: ដឺក្រេទីពីរ
 * Korean: 이차(二次)
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Malay:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceàrnach
 * Spanish: cuadrático
 * Swedish:, andragrads-,
 * Uzbek: kvadratik

Noun

 * 1)  A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Japanese: 二次式
 * Maori: whārite pūrua

Usage notes
Not to be confused with. Both derive ultimately from 🇨🇬, with quadratic coming from “four-sided”, hence “square, two-dimensional, degree two”.