nonic, n. and a. Math.
(ˈnəʊnɪk)
[f. nona- + -ic.]
A. n. A nonic curve or equation. B. adj. Of the ninth order or degree.
| 1879 Amer. Jrnl. Math. II. 233 (heading) Nonic. 1894 Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A. CLXXXV. 103 The nonic was proved..to have only three real roots. 1958 New Biol. XXV. 16 By an elementary transformation I have thrown his rather formidable nonic equation into a form which allows numerical tabulation. |