octic

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English

polynomial degrees
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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin octo (“eight”) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

octic (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Of the eighth degree or order.
    • 1999, William Dunham, Euler: The Master of Us All, Mathematical Association of America 1999, p. 116:
      Unfortunately, an analogous attack on the octic polynomial becomes exceedingly complicated.

Noun

octic (plural octics)

  1. (mathematics) A quantic of the eighth degree.

Anagrams

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