quintic

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form $ax^5\; +\; bx^4\; +\; cx^3\; +\; dx^2\; +\; ex\; +\; f\; =\; 0$ (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).

Noun

• a quintic polynomial: $ax^5\; +\; bx^4\; +\; cx^3\; +\; dx^2\; +\; ex\; +\; f$

Origin

• From Latin quintus -ic.