(adj) :
(mathematics) Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
(n) :
(mathematics) a quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f
(adj) :
(mathematics) Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
(n) :
(mathematics) a quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f