Board Thread:Off-topic/@comment-26840812-20151202010805/@comment-26997419-20151202141619

Senshidenshi wrote: Trogdr wrote: (btw senshi what in the heck are quadratics) (Quadratic functions are functions in which y is equal to some variation of x squared. Hence, while a linear function (y = some variation of x), when graphed, produces a straight line in which the increase or decrease between points is at a solid rate (e.g. When y=x the increase in y between x=1 and x=2 is the same as the increase between x=2 and x=3), a quadratic function instead produces a curve in which the distance between points increases the further x's displacement from 0 (e.g. When y=x squared the increase in y between x=1 and x=2 is 3, whereas the increase between x=2 and x=3 is 5).)

(NOTE: This may be somewhat inaccurate, I was doing it off the top of my head.)

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