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Sextic — Sex tic, a. [L. sextus sixth.] (Math.) Of the sixth degree or order. n. (Alg.) A quantic of the sixth degree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sextic plane curve — A sextic plane curve is a plane curve of the sixth degree.Examples*Astroid *Atriphtaloid *Butterfly curve (algebraic) *Watt s curve … Wikipedia
sextic — /sek stik/, Math. adj. 1. of the sixth degree. n. 2. a quantity of the sixth degree. 3. an equation of the sixth degree. [1850 55; < L sext(us) SIXTH + IC] * * * … Universalium
sextic — /sek stik/, Math. adj. 1. of the sixth degree. n. 2. a quantity of the sixth degree. 3. an equation of the sixth degree. [1850 55; < L sext(us) SIXTH + IC] … Useful english dictionary
Polynomial — In mathematics, a polynomial (from Greek poly, many and medieval Latin binomium, binomial [1] [2] [3], the word has been introduced, in Latin, by Franciscus Vieta[4]) is an expression of finite length constructed from variables (also known as… … Wikipedia
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
Quadratic equation — This article is about quadratic equations and solutions. For more general information about quadratic functions, see Quadratic function. For more information about quadratic polynomials, see Quadratic polynomial. In mathematics, a quadratic… … Wikipedia
Symmetric group — Not to be confused with Symmetry group. A Cayley graph of the symmetric group S4 … Wikipedia
Monster group — For infinite groups with all nontrivial proper subgroups isomorphic, see Tarski monster group. Group theory … Wikipedia
Cubic function — This article is about cubic equations in one variable. For cubic equations in two variables, see elliptic curve. Graph of a cubic function with 3 real roots (where the curve crosses the horizontal axis where y = 0). It has 2 critical points. Here … Wikipedia
