: a homogeneous polynomial (such as x2 + 5xy + y2) of the second degree
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThere are three ways to cut a cube in half — making a front-back, left-right or top-bottom division — so the cube generated three quadratic forms.Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2014 These three forms, Bhargava discovered, add up to zero — not with respect to normal addition, but with respect to Gauss’ method for composing quadratic forms.Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2014