1. of or relating to the fifth degree or power in mathematics
Usage: mathematical

1. a mathematical expression or equation of the fifth degree
Usage: mathematical

Examples

• The quintic equation has no general algebraic solution.
• She studied quintic polynomials in her advanced algebra class.
• The quintic formula involves terms raised to the fifth power.
• Solving quintic equations requires numerical methods.
• The graph of a quintic function can have up to four turning points.
• Abel proved that quintic equations cannot be solved by radicals in general.