First Known Use: 1853
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1quintic
adjective quin·tic \ˈkwin-tik\
Definition of QUINTIC
: of the fifth degree
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Origin of QUINTIC
Latin quintus fifth
2quintic
noun
Definition of QUINTIC
: a polynomial or a polynomial equation of the fifth degree
First Known Use of QUINTIC
1856
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