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adj
Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
a quintic polynomial: ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + -ic (“of pertaining to”).
