Definition/Meaning of quintic

• English - Adjective: quintic ( not comparable ) ( mathematics ) Of or relating to the fifth degree , such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax 5 +bx 4 +cx 3 +dx 2 +ex+f (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
• English - Noun: quintic ( plural quintics ) ( mathematics ) a quintic polynomial: ax 5 +bx 4 +cx 3 +dx 2 +ex+f
• English - Derived terms: quintic equation quintic function
• English - Etymology: From Latin quintus ( “ fifth ” ) +‎ -ic ( “ of pertaining to ” ).