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The term "Quadri" means "four". For example quadrilateral which has four sides. But quadratic equations denotes equation with highest power of two. -- Explain why?

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quadri means four.

The adjective quadratic comes from the Latin word quadrātum ("square"). A term like x2 is called a square in algebra because it is the area of a square with side x

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