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polynomial degrees
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From Latin octo (eight) +‎ -ic.

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octic (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Of the eighth degree or order.
    • 1999, William Dunham, Euler: The Master of Us All, Mathematical Association of America, published 1999, page 116:
      Unfortunately, an analogous attack on the octic polynomial becomes exceedingly complicated.

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octic (plural octics)

  1. (mathematics) A quantic of the eighth degree.

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