Definition of "quadratics" []

• The branch of algebra that deals with quadratic equations. (noun)

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• "(that is, our quadratics are monic), to make our calculations easier."
• "Attempts to fit other functions, such as quadratics, other polynomials, logarithmic functions and exponentials all produced very small R-squared values."
• "For example, after I read a recent post by a Sam Shah about visually representing quadratics to see how many are factorable over integers, I started thinking about some ways to drive that point to students."