How to pronounce quadratic

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What quadratic means

adjective

Having to do with a number squared, like x times x

In a sentence: We used a quadratic equation to figure out how high the ball would fly.

Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word meaning made square, from a very old root meaning four.

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