noun
- surfaces or curves defined by second-degree polynomial equations in mathematics
Usage: mathematics; geometry
Examples
- The professor explained how quadrics include ellipsoids, paraboloids, and hyperboloids.
- Students studied the properties of various quadrics in their advanced geometry class.
- Quadrics can be classified based on their geometric properties and equations.
- The intersection of two quadrics often produces interesting curves.
- Computer graphics applications frequently use quadrics to model smooth surfaces.
- Ellipses and hyperbolas are examples of quadrics in two dimensions.