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sextic, a. and n. Math.|ˈsɛkstɪk|
[f. L. sext-us sixth + -ic.]
A. adj. Of the sixth degree or order.
1853[see quintic a.]. 1867Cayley Math. Papers (1893) VI. 249 The discriminant of this sextic function contains the factor c. 1872― in Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. IV. 105 On the Mechanical Description of Certain Sextic Curves.
B. n. A quantic, or equation, of the sixth degree; a curve of the sixth order.
1872Cayley in Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. IV. 110 The curve is consequently a unicursal sextic, or sextic with 10 dps. 1885J. Hammond in Amer. Jrnl. Math. VII. 327 On the Syzygies of the Binary Sextic and their Relations. |