 Quadratic discriminant (source code)

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= Quadratic discriminant
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The quadratic discriminant is $\Delta=b^2-4ac$ for $ax^2+bx+c$. Over the real numbers, the equation has two, one, or no real roots according as $\Delta$ is positive, zero, or negative.

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