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Quadratic form

In mathematics, a quadratic form is a polynomial with terms all of degree two ("form" is another name for a homogeneous polynomial). For example, 4 x 2 + 2 x y − 3 y 2 {\displaystyle 4x^{2}+2xy-3y^{2}}

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Associated symmetric matrix

Real quadratic forms

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Equivalence of forms

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Integral quadratic forms

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Quadratic form

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related to Further reading · 37
Quadratic form → Academic Press, Albrecht, Algebraic Geometry, American Mathematical Society, Applications, Arithmetic, Cambridge Tracts, Cambridge University Press, Cassels, Die Grundlehren, Ergebnisse, Fields, Graduate Studies, Grenzgebiete, Husemoller, Introduction, ISBN, Kitaoka, Lam, London Mathematical Society
related to References · 20
Quadratic form → America, Berlin, Carus Mathematical Monographs, Form, Francis, Fung, Geometry, Introduction, ISBN, John Horton, Linear Algebra, New York, O'Meara, Quadratic, Quadratic Forms, Remizov, Springer, Springer-Verlag, The Mathematical Association, The Sensual
related to history · 16
Quadratic form → BCE, Brahmagupta, Brouncker, Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta, Euler, Fermat's, He, In, In Europe, Indian, Lagrange, One, Pell's, Pythagorean, The, This
related to External links · 7
Quadratic form → Binary, EMS Press, EMS PressA, Encyclopedia, Malyshev, Mathematics, Quadratic
is a · 4
Quadratic form → cruder invariant than signature, polynomial with terms all of degree two, specific instance of the more general concept of forms, triple
related to Quadratic space · 4
Quadratic form → Given, In, Kn, The
related to Related concepts · 4
Quadratic form → If, The, This, Two
related to Equivalence of forms · 3
Quadratic form → Classification, Every, Such
related to Generalization · 3
Quadratic form → Let, R-bilinear, R-module
related to Integral quadratic forms · 3
Quadratic form → An, Quadratic, They

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Quadratic formrelated to Associated symmetric matrixAny0.60section
Quadratic formrelated to DefinitionsK-vector0.60section
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Quadratic formrelated to Equivalence of formsEvery0.60section
Quadratic formrelated to Equivalence of formsSuch0.60section
Quadratic formrelated to Equivalence of formsClassification0.60section
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