quadratic

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To evaluate whether the warming rate has changed since the 1970s, the researchers applied two statistical techniques: a quadratic trend analysis and a piecewise linear model that identifies when shifts in warming rates occur.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 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

“If all I find is that the extraterrestrials know quadratic equations, I’m going to be very disappointed,” Vakoch says.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

The sixth graders at Khan Lab School, an independent school with an elementary campus in Palo Alto, Calif., were working on quadratic equations, graphing functions, Venn diagrams.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Negative numbers came up all the time in solving equations, such as quadratic equations.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife