Quartic equation

In algebra, a quartic equation is a polynomial of the fourth degree. It is written in the form $ax^{4}+bx^{3}+cx^{2}+dx+e$ .

Polynomials and polynomial functions
By degree	Zero polynomial (degree undefined or −1 or −∞) Constant function (0) Linear function (1) Linear equation Quadratic function (2) Quadratic equation Cubic function (3) Cubic equation Quartic function (4) Quartic equation Quintic function (5) Sextic equation (6) Septic equation (7)
By properties	Univariate Bivariate Multivariate Monomial Binomial Trinomial Irreducible Square-free Homogeneous Quasi-homogeneous
Tools and algorithms	Factorization Greatest common divisor Division Horner's method of evaluation Resultant Discriminant Gröbner basis