quadral
/ˈkwɒdɹəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Of or relating to quadral polynomials.
Example Sentences
- "These are the three best claims for quadrals. There are several false trails in the literature, that is, suggestions of other Austronesian languages with quadrals, which turn out in fact to have four number values not five."
- "Likewise, expression of quadral is accomplished in the same way by establishing specific locations or points in signing space."
- "While the coding of the person distinctions in Tolai is not as transparent as in Tok Pisin, the coding of number shows obvious relations to the number words of this language […] perhaps evidence of a quadral that was generalized to a plural."
- "Another point is that, judging from the existing descriptions, true trials are extremely rare and true quadrals do not exist."
- "The number categories of JSL pronouns are singular, dual, trial, quadral and plural."
- ""A polynomial P(x₁, ..., xₙ is called quadral if it splits into a product of quadratic (or linear) functions in the complex field of coefficients.""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: quadrālis
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkwɒdɹəl/