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quintic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
quin-tic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

noun

a quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f

Etymology

From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + -ic (“of pertaining to”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

quintics (plural)

Derived Forms

quintically

Phrases

quintic equation quintic function

Questions

What does quintic mean?
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).
Where does quintic come from?
From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + -ic (“of pertaining to”).

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