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Word: quaternary (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x4.
  • Of fourth rank or order.

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Proper noun:

  • geology The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

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