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quadrangle
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noun
  1. a geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides
  2. a courtyard which is quadrangular
quadrangular
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adjective
  1. having the shape of a quadrangle
  2. in the shape of a quadrangle
quadrant
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noun
  1. One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
  1. (mathematics) The four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
  2. (geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
  3. (nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
quadratic
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adjective
  1. (mathematics) of a class of polynomial of the form <math> y = a.x^2 + b.x + c </math>
quadratic equation
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noun (wikipedia, Quadratic equation)
  1. In mathematics, a quadratic equation is a polynomial equation of the second degree.
quadrature
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noun
  1. the process of making something square; squaring
  2. (mathematics) the process of constructing a square having the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area
  3. (astronomy) a situation in which three celestial bodies form a right-angled triangle
  4. (physics) the condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°
quadrature of the circle
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noun
  1. (mathematics) The problem, proposed by ancient Greek geometers, of using a finite ruler-and-compass construction to make a square with the same area as a given circle.
quadrilateral
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noun quadritaleral
  1. a polygon having four sides.
adjective
  1. having four sides.
quantic
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noun
  1. A homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.
quartic
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noun
  1. (mathematics) an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree
adjective
  1. (mathematics) of, or relating to the fourth degree
quindecagon
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noun
  1. a polygon with fifteen sides
quintic
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noun
  1. (mathematics) a quintic polynomial: ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f
adjective
  1. (mathematics) Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f (containing a term with the independant variable raised to the fifth power).
quotient
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noun
  1. (context, arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
    • The quotient of 12 divided by 4 is 3.
      1. (context, mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
      2. (context, obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.
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