biquadrate

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ quadrate

Noun

biquadrate (plural biquadrates)

  1. (mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.

Verb

biquadrate (third-person singular simple present biquadrates, present participle biquadrating, simple past and past participle biquadrated)

  1. (transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
    Two biquadrated is equal to sixteen.
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