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For \(f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}\) and \(y\in \mathbb{R}\) define \(\Delta_y f\) by \(\Delta_y f(x)=f(x+y)-f(x)\), \(x\in \mathbb{R}\). The function \(q:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}\) is said to be quadratic if \(q(x+y)+q(x-y)=2q(x)+2q(y)\), \(x,y\in \mathbb{R}\). \textit{Z. Daróczy} [Aequationes Math., 8, 187-188 (1972)] considered the properties \(T\) for which the following statement is true: (1) Let \(f\) be a function such that for all fixed \(y\) the function \(\Delta_y\Delta_{-y}f\) has the property \(T\). Then \(f=g+q+a\) where \(g\) has property \(T\), \(q\) is quadratic and \(a\) is additive. The author proves that if \(T\) is the polynomiality or \(k\)-times (continuously) differentiability then (1) is true, while if \(T\) is the boundedness then (1) is not true.