quadratic function
1Quadratic function — A quadratic function, in mathematics, is a polynomial function of the form f(x)=ax^2+bx+c ,!, where a e 0 ,!. The graph of a quadratic function is a parabola whose major axis is parallel to the y axis.The expression ax^2+bx+c in the definition of …
2quadratic function — noun Any function whose value is the solution of a quadratic polynomial …
3Quadratic programming — (QP) is a special type of mathematical optimization problem. It is the problem of optimizing (minimizing or maximizing) a quadratic function of several variables subject to linear constraints on these variables.The quadratic programming problem… …
4Quadratic equation — This article is about quadratic equations and solutions. For more general information about quadratic functions, see Quadratic function. For more information about quadratic polynomials, see Quadratic polynomial. In mathematics, a quadratic… …
5Quadratic — In mathematics, the term quadratic describes something that pertains to squares, to the operation of squaring, to terms of the second degree, or equations or formulas that involve such terms. Quadratus is Latin for square . Mathematics Algebra… …
6Quadratic polynomial — In mathematics, a quadratic polynomial is a polynomial whose degree is 2. A quadratic polynomial with three terms is called a quadratic trinomial. Some examples of quadratic polynomials are ax 2 + bx + c , 2 x 2 − y 2, and xy + xz + yz… …
7quadratic programming — Variant of linear programming in which the objective function is quadratic rather than linear. In portfolio selection, we often minimize the variance of the portfolio (which is a quadratic function) subject to constraints on the mean return of… …
8quadratic — adjective Date: 1668 involving terms of the second degree at most < quadratic function > < quadratic equations > • quadratic noun • quadratically adverb …
9Quadratic probing — is a scheme in computer programming for resolving collisions in hash tables.Quadratic probing operates by taking the original hash value and adding successive values of an arbitrary quadratic polynomial to the starting value. This algorithm is… …
10Quadratic residue — In number theory, an integer q is called a quadratic residue modulo n if it is congruent to a perfect square modulo n; i.e., if there exists an integer x such that: Otherwise, q is called a quadratic nonresidue modulo n. Originally an abstract… …
