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quin·tic
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tɪk
/
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-tik
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Mathematics
adjective
1.
of the fifth degree.
noun
2.
a quantity of the fifth degree.
3.
an equation of the fifth degree.
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Quintic
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quantity; number represented by a figure or symbol, a point in the range of a function
two quantities having the same or a constant ratio or relation
the process of determining the answer to a problem, or the answer itself
the ratio of the integral of a given function over a closed interval to the length of the interval
the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer digits
the ratio of the integral of a given function over a closed interval to the length of the interval
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Origin:
1850–55;
<
Latin
quīnt
(
us
)
fifth
+
-ic
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quintic
(ˈkwɪntɪk)
—
adj
maths
of or relating to the fifth degree:
a quintic equation
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