Definition of Biquadrate

1. Noun. An algebraic equation of the fourth degree.

Exact synonyms: Biquadratic, Fourth Power, Quartic
Generic synonyms: Number
Derivative terms: Biquadratic, Biquadratic

Definition of Biquadrate

1. n. The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.

Definition of Biquadrate

1. Noun. (mathematics) The fourth power (the square of a square) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Biquadrate

1. The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4. Origin: Pref. Bi- + quadrate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biquadrate

bipotentiality
biprism
bipropellant
bipropellants
bipunctate
bipunctual
bipupillate
bipyramid
bipyramidal
bipyramids
bipyrazole
bipyridine
bipyridines
bipyridinium
bipyridyl
biquadrate (current term)
biquadratic
biquadratic equation
biquadratic polynomial
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biquadratics
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biracial
biracialism
biracialisms
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biradially
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biradiated

Literary usage of Biquadrate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New System of Mercantile Arithmetic: Adapted to the Commerce of the United by Michael Walsh (1804)
"To extract the biquadrate Root is to find out a number, which being involved four times into itself, will produce the given number. RULE. ..."

2. The Schoolmaster's Assistant: Being a Compendium of Arithmetic, Both by Thomas Dilworth (1818)
"OF THE biquadrate ROOT. A. Any number involved four times produces a ... then extract the square root of that square root, for the biquadrate root required. ..."

3. A New and Complete System of Arithmetick: Composed for the Use of the by Nicolas Pike, Chester Dewey (1822)
"EXTRACTION OF THE biquadrate ROOT. RULE. Extract the square root of the ... What is the biquadrate root ol 20736 ? 20736(144 144(12 root required. ..."

4. The American Student's Guide: Containing a Compendious System of Theoretical by George Alfred (1834)
"A biquadrate is the product or power arising from the involution of any number ... The extraction of the biquadrate root is the finding of a number which ..."

5. The Mercantile Arithmetic: Adapted to the Commerce of the United States, in by Michael Walsh (1826)
"To extract the biquadrate Root is to find out a number, which being involved four times into itself, will produce the given number. ..."

6. Mathematical Questions and Solutions by W. J. C. Miller (1873)
"Find n numbers whose sum is a •quare, and the sum of their squares a biquadrate. Solution by SAIK'EL BILLS. Let «ц «2, «3 ... «n denote the n numbers ..."

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