The difference between Cubic and Cubic curve

When used as nouns, cubic means a cubic curve, whereas cubic curve means a plane curve having the equation y = a.x^3 + b.x^2 + c.x + d .


Cubic is also adjective with the meaning: used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cubic and Cubic curve

  1. Cubic as an adjective (geometry):

    Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

    Examples:

    "'cubic foot"

  2. Cubic as an adjective (algebraic geometry):

    Of a class of polynomial of the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

  3. Cubic as an adjective (crystallography):

    Having three equal axes and all angles 90.

    Examples:

    "'cubic cleavage"

  1. Cubic as a noun (algebraic geometry):

    A cubic curve.

  1. Cubic curve as a noun (mathematics):

    A plane curve having the equation y = a.x^3 + b.x^2 + c.x + d .