quadratic
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Faced with quadratic equations, Richard Scott couldn’t resist the temptation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The paper, "Ultraviolet completion of the Big Bang in quadratic gravity," appears in Physical Review Letters.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
Our high-school nightmares are graffitied with formulas and calculus and quadratic equations, panicked pop quizzes corrected with a harsh red pen.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
One especially influential Indian mathematician was Brahmagupta, whose algebraic techniques could handle any quadratic equation.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2023
The formula for finding the roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is… The + sign gives us one root, while the – sign gives us the other.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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