Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: A time span that lasts for five years.

Example: The project is planned to be completed over a quinquennium.

Definition: The most perfect or typical example of something; the purest form of a quality or thing.

Example: She is the quintessence of kindness, always helping others in need.

Definition: Being the most perfect or typical example of something; representing the essence of a particular quality or type.

Example: She is the quintessential artist, always expressing her emotions through her work.

Definition: Relating to the fifth degree, especially in mathematics, such as a polynomial that includes a term raised to the fifth power.

Example: The mathematician explained how to solve a quintic equation.

Definition: A type of polynomial that has a degree of five, meaning the highest exponent of the variable is five.

Example: The mathematician solved the quintic to find the roots of the equation.

Definition: A term used in statistics to describe a division of a dataset into five equal parts, where each part contains one fifth of the total number of observations.

Example: The data was divided into quintiles to analyze the income distribution among different groups.

Definition: A very large number that is equal to one followed by thirty zeros.

Example: In the United States, a quintillion is equal to one billion billion.

Definition: A part of something that is divided into a quintillion equal pieces, or the position in a sequence that corresponds to the number quintillion.

Example: In the scientific notation, one quintillionth of a meter is a very small distance.

Definition: Relating to or consisting of five parts or members; five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.

Example: The quintuple measures in the music piece created a unique rhythm.

Definition: A quantity that is five times as much as another amount.

Example: The recipe calls for a quintuple of the original ingredients to serve more people.

Definition: To increase something to five times its original amount or value.

Example: The company plans to quintuple its profits over the next five years.

Definition: Describing something that is made up of five identical parts or copies.

Example: The report was submitted in quintuplicate to ensure all departments received a copy.

Definition: A group of five identical items or copies.

Example: The artist created a quintuplicate of her famous painting for the exhibition.

Definition: To create five identical copies of something.

Example: The artist decided to quintuplicate her painting for the exhibition.

Definition: A unique or unusual characteristic or behavior that makes someone or something different from others.

Example: Her quirk of always wearing mismatched socks makes her stand out in a crowd.