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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Quadrant - One quarter (qua) of the plane on the cartesian coordinate system. The plane is divided into 4 sections, each section is called a quadrant. Quadradic Equation - An equation that can be written with one side equal to 0. Asks you to find the quadratic polynomial that is equal to zero. Quadrilateral - A four (quad) sided polygon/shape. Quadruple - To multiply or to be multiplied by 4. Qualitative - A general description of properties that cannot be written in numbers. Quartic - A polynomial having a degree of 4. Quintic - A polynomial having a degree of 5. Quotient - The solution to a division problem. |
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