Biquadratic (Adjective)
Meaning
Involving the fourth and no higher power of a quantity or degree.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The equation was a biquadratic equation, involving the fourth power of the variable x.
- The biquadratic formula was used to solve the equation, which had a degree of four.
- The polynomial was a biquadratic polynomial, with the highest power of the variable being four.
- The biquadratic equation was more complex than the quadratic equation, requiring a different method to solve.
- The mathematician specialized in solving biquadratic equations, which were notoriously difficult to solve.