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quintic
A polynomial or polynomial equation that contains the fifth power of the variable, but no higher power. Niels Abel and Evariste Galois independently proved that although there exist formulae for the general solution of quadratic, cubic, and quartic equations, no such formula exists for quintic equations.
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