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cubic
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[ˈkjuːbɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having the shape of a cube
(e.g: a cubic room)
- denoting a unit of measurement equal to the volume of a cube whose side is one of the linear units specified
(e.g: 15 billion cubic metres of water)
- involving the cube (and no higher power) of a quantity or variable
(e.g: a cubic equation)
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Origin
:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘involving the cube (and no higher power)’): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos ‘cube’
[ˈkjuːbɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a cubic equation, or a curve described by one
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Origin
:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘involving the cube (and no higher power)’): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos ‘cube’
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