cubic equation

noun

: a polynomial equation in which the highest sum of exponents of variables in any term is three

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And there was the discovery of Mandelbrot sets in other contexts entirely, as in the search for numerical solutions to cubic equations. — Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024 Solving quadratics with the power of symmetry might embolden us to try a similar tactic on cubic equations. — Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023

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circa 1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cubic equation was circa 1751

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