title: Quartic
text: # Quartic
  
  In mathematics, the term quartic describes something that pertains to the "fourth order", such as the function $x^{4}$. It may refer to one of the following:
  
  * Quartic function, a polynomial function of degree 4
  * Quartic equation, a polynomial equation of degree 4
  * Quartic curve, an algebraic curve of degree 4
  * Quartic reciprocity, a theorem from number theory
  * Quartic surface, a surface defined by an equation of degree 4
  
  ## See also
  
  * All pages with titles beginning with Quartic
  * All pages with titles containing Quartic
  * Quart (disambiguation)
  * Quintic, relating to degree 5, as next higher above quartic
  * Cubic (disambiguation), relating to degree 3 or a cube, as next lower below quartic
  