Definition of "quintic" []

• Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power). (adjective)
• A quintic polynomial: ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f (noun)

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• "Specifically, it's the "quintic," one step up from the dread quadratic equation that gives so many kids fits in algebra."
• "A colleague and I were reading your Dec. 5 article "Analyze These!" about two math geniuses and were astonished by the statement that the "quintic" is "one step up from the dread quadratic equation.""
• "High order end conditions and convergence results for uniformly spaced quintic splines (Technical report/Dept. of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) by Norman F Innes"