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单词 sextic
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Definition of sextic in English:

sextic

adjective ˈsɛkstɪk
Mathematics
  • Of the sixth degree or order; involving the sixth but no higher power of an unknown quantity or a variable.

noun ˈsɛkstɪk
Mathematics
  • An expression, equation, curve, or surface of the sixth degree.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Joseph Sylvester (1814–1897), mathematician. From classical Latin sextus sixth + -ic. With use as adjective compare quintic. With use as noun compare slightly earlier quintic, quartic, and also octavic.

Definition of sextic in US English:

sextic

adjectiveˈsɛkstɪk
Mathematics
  • Of the sixth degree or order; involving the sixth but no higher power of an unknown quantity or a variable.

nounˈsɛkstɪk
Mathematics
  • An expression, equation, curve, or surface of the sixth degree.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Joseph Sylvester (1814–1897), mathematician. From classical Latin sextus sixth + -ic. With use as adjective compare quintic. With use as noun compare slightly earlier quintic, quartic, and also octavic.

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