biquadrate

• Sustantivo que denota una ecuación algebraica de cuarto grado, también conocida como ecuación cuártica; también se refiere a la cuarta potencia de un número.

A noun referring to an algebraic equation of the fourth degree, also known as a quartic equation.

1. C2formalscientific

   The result of multiplying a number by itself four times; the fourth power of a number.

   Cuarta potencia

   • The biquadrate of 2 is 16.
   • In algebra, the biquadrate of x is written as x⁴.
   • He calculated the biquadrate of the variable for the equation.

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2. Algebraic equation of the fourth degreeC2formalscientific

   An algebraic equation in which the highest power of the unknown variable is four.

   Ecuación bicuadrada

   • The mathematician solved the biquadrate equation using substitution.
   • A biquadrate equation often has four roots.
   • The problem required factoring the biquadrate expression.

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