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quadratic equation

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

An equation in which the highest power of the variable is two, typically written in the form ax squared plus bx plus c equals zero.

"She used the quadratic formula to solve the quadratic equation and find both possible values of x."

The quadratic formula always works, even when a quadratic doesn't factorise neatly.