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quadric
[ kwod-rik ]
adjective
- of the second degree (said especially of functions with more than two variables).
noun
- a quadric function.
- a surface such as an ellipsoid or paraboloid as defined by a second-degree equation in three real variables.
quadric
/ ˈkwɒdrɪk /
adjective
- having or characterized by an equation of the second degree, usually in two or three variables
- of the second degree
noun
- a quadric curve, surface, or function
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Now from a quadric equation we derive, in like manner, the notion of a complex or imaginary number such as is spoken of above.
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Consider first a numerical quadric equation with imaginary coefficients.
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Evidently the method gives for L a quadric equation, which is the “resolvent” equation in this particular case.
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If a line moves so that it always cuts three given lines of which no two meet, then it generates a ruled quadric surface.
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Each ray cuts its corresponding plane in a point, the locus of these points is a quadric surface.
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