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An algebraic equation of the fourth degree
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biquadratic
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the fourth power
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context mathematics English) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the second and fourth powers of a variable, as ''x'' 4 + 3''x'' 2 + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as ''x'' ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Biquadratic \Bi`quad*rat"ic\, n. (Math.) A biquadrate. A biquadratic equation.
Usage examples of biquadratic.
It was all very much like being faced by an algebraic problem containing many unknown quantities and having only one biquadratic equation with which to solve it.
The solution of cubic and of biquadratic equations, at first only in certain particular forms, but later in all forms, was mastered by Tartaglia and Cardan.