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The functional equation \[ f(x+y)^2+f(x-y)^2=2f(x)^2+12f(x)f(y)+2f(y)^2\tag{1} \] is introduced. It is proved that any defined on \(\mathbb{R}\) and complex-valued continuous solution of (1) has the form \(f(x)=cx^2\). Moreover, the following stability result is proved: Let \(E\) be a real normed space. Suppose that \(\delta\geq 0\) and \(f:E\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) satisfies \(\bigl|f(x+y)^2+f(x-y)^2-2f(x)^2-12f(x)f(y)-2f(y)^2 \bigr|\leq\delta,\quad x,y\in E\). Then there exists a \(Q:E\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) fulfilling (1) such that \(\bigl|Q(x)^2-f(x)^2\bigr|\leq {\delta\over 14}\), \(x\in E\). Moreover, if \(Q_1:E\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) is another mapping with these properties, then \(Q(x)^2=Q_1(x)^2\), \(x\in E\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0933.00008].