quintic [kwin-tik]Mathematics ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- of the fifth degree.
noun
- a quantity of the fifth degree.
- an equation of the fifth degree.
Origin of quintic 1850–55; Latin quīnt(us) fifth + -ic Examples from the Web for quintic Historical Examples of quintic
These last theorems present themselves in the demonstration of the non-existence of a solution of a quintic equation by radicals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7
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British Dictionary definitions for quintic quintic adjective
- maths of or relating to the fifth degreea quintic equation