• In mathematics, a quadratic set is a set of points in a projective space that bears the same essential incidence properties as a quadric (conic section...
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    algebra, the quadratic formula is a closed-form expression describing the solutions of a quadratic equation. Other ways of solving quadratic equations,...
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  • In mathematics, a quadratic form is a polynomial with terms all of degree two ("form" is another name for a homogeneous polynomial). For example, 4 x...
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  • Quadratic programming (QP) is the process of solving certain mathematical optimization problems involving quadratic functions. Specifically, one seeks...
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  • Quadric (redirect from Quadratic surface)
    two solutions. There are generalizations of quadrics: quadratic sets. A quadratic set is a set of points of a projective space with the same geometric...
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  • In mathematics, a quadratic equation (from Latin quadratus 'square') is an equation that can be rearranged in standard form as a x 2 + b x + c = 0 , {\displaystyle...
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  • quadratically constrained quadratic program (QCQP) is an optimization problem in which both the objective function and the constraints are quadratic functions...
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    New York, Benoit Mandelbrot first visualized the set. Mandelbrot studied the parameter space of quadratic polynomials in an article that appeared in 1980...
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    In mathematics, a quadratic function of a single variable is a function of the form f ( x ) = a x 2 + b x + c , a ≠ 0 , {\displaystyle f(x)=ax^{2}+bx+c...
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  • quadratic irrational number (also known as a quadratic irrational or quadratic surd) is an irrational number that is the solution to some quadratic equation...
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  • system dynamics are described by a set of linear differential equations and the cost is described by a quadratic function is called the LQ problem. One...
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  • theory, a quadratic field is an algebraic number field of degree two over Q {\displaystyle \mathbf {Q} } , the rational numbers. Every such quadratic field...
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    theory, the law of quadratic reciprocity is a theorem about modular arithmetic that gives conditions for the solvability of quadratic equations modulo prime...
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  • some complex quadratic maps. A map is a formula for computing a value of a variable based on its own previous value or values; a quadratic map is one that...
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  • In mathematics, a quadratic equation is a polynomial equation of the second degree. The general form is a x 2 + b x + c = 0 , {\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c=0...
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    analog of an oval in a projective plane. An ovoid is a special type of a quadratic set. Ovoids play an essential role in constructing examples of Möbius planes...
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  • Newtonian mechanics, the dynamics of a system of quadratic degrees of freedom are controlled by a set of homogeneous linear differential equations with...
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  • Euler's criterion is a formula for determining whether an integer is a quadratic residue modulo a prime. Precisely, Let p be an odd prime and a be an integer...
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  • In number theory, an integer q is called a quadratic residue modulo n if it is congruent to a perfect square modulo n; i.e., if there exists an integer...
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  • in terms of quadratic inequalities, hence the name. The formal definition of the quadratic assignment problem is as follows: Given two sets, P ("facilities")...
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  • problem (for imaginary quadratic fields), as usually understood, is to provide for each n ≥ 1 a complete list of imaginary quadratic fields Q ( d ) {\displaystyle...
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  • factoring, number theory, and algebraic geometry. The discriminant of the quadratic polynomial a x 2 + b x + c {\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c} is b 2 − 4 a c...
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    plane algebraic curve of degree 2; that is, as the set of points whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation in two variables which can be written in...
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  • Positive definiteness (category Quadratic forms)
    functional Positive-definite kernel Positive-definite matrix Positive-definite quadratic form Fasshauer, Gregory E. (2011), "Positive definite kernels: Past, present...
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  • In mathematics, a binary quadratic form is a quadratic homogeneous polynomial in two variables q ( x , y ) = a x 2 + b x y + c y 2 , {\displaystyle q(x...
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  • mathematician who introduced Buekenhout geometries and the concept of quadratic sets. Buekenhout studied at the University of Brussels under Jacques Tits...
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  • A complex quadratic polynomial is a quadratic polynomial whose coefficients and variable are complex numbers. Quadratic polynomials have the following...
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    Mandelbrot set. The parameter plane of quadratic polynomials – that is, the plane of possible c values – gives rise to the famous Mandelbrot set. Indeed...
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  • mathematics, specifically the theory of quadratic forms, an ε-quadratic form is a generalization of quadratic forms to skew-symmetric settings and to...
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  • In number theory, quadratic integers are a generalization of the usual integers to quadratic fields. Quadratic integers are algebraic integers of degree...
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