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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an equation of the fourth degree;
[syn: biquadratic equation, biquadratic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Biquadratic \Bi`quad*rat"ic\, a. [Pref. bi- + quadratic: cf. F. biquadratique.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power. [1913 Webster] Biquadratic equation (Alg.), an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown quantity is raised to the fourth power. Biquadratic root of a number, the square root of the square root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is 9, and the square root of 9 is 3, which is the biquadratic root of 81. Hutton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

biquadratic equation n 1: an equation of the fourth degree [syn: biquadratic equation, biquadratic]