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BIQUADRATIC EQUATION

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BIQUADRATIC EQUATION, in algebra, an equation raised to the fourth power, or where the unknown quantity of one of the terms has four dimensions: Thus $x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx+d=0$ is a biquadratic equation. See ALGEBRA.