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Date:      Fri, 28 Apr 2000 06:21:50 -0700
From:      Dann Lunsford <dann@greycat.com>
To:        chat@freebsd.org
Cc:        "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>, "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net>, chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Fourth degree
Message-ID:  <20000428062149.A5196@greycat.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10004280804210.82856-100000@hydrant.intranova.net>; from oogali@intranova.net on Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 08:04:38AM -0400
References:  <XFMail.000427170811.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10004280804210.82856-100000@hydrant.intranova.net>

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On Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 08:04:38AM -0400, Omachonu Ogali wrote:
> > On 27-Apr-00 G. Adam Stanislav wrote:
> > >  But what's the name of fourth degree polynomials?
> > 
> > They are called quartics.
> 
> Quartics or Quadratics? 
> I can't remember which...

Definitely quartics.  Quadratics are of degree 2.

Gee, this thread is making me nostalgic; think I'll dig out my Master's
thesis and see if I still understand it :-).  Mmmmmm... Galois fields...
tasty stuff...

-- 
Dann Lunsford       The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
dann@greycat.com    is that men of good will do nothing.  --  Cicero


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