[MATHEDCC] Question

Davidatp@AOL.COM
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:20:19 EDT

Not to change the subject but I have what may be a stupid question, but I'm
going to ask it anyway.
Why is a quadratic equation called a quadratic equation?
I would think it should be called a bidratic (quad = 4, bi = 2) equation...

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