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[[Image:Polynomialdeg2.svg|thumb|right|A quadratic polynomial with two [[real number|real]] roots (crossings of the {{mvar|x}} axis).]]
 
The [[graph of a function|graph]] of a [[function of a real variable|real]] single-variable quadratic function is a [[parabola]], a [[curve]] that has an [[axis of symmetry]] parallel to the {{tmath|y}}-axis. If a quadratic function is [[equation|equated]] with zero, then the result is a [[quadratic equation]]. The solutions of a quadratic equation are the [[zero of a function|zero]]s (or ''roots'') of the corresponding quadratic function, of which there can be two, one, or zero. The solutions are described by the [[quadratic formula]].
 
A quadratic polynomial or quadratic function can involve more than one variable. For example, a two-variable quadratic function of variables {{tmath|x}} and {{tmath|y}} has the form