Denote by $W$ the space of all symmetric bilinear forms on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $Q$ be a quadratic form on $W$. Suppose that $Q(b)\geqslant 0$ for any $b\in W$ such that $b(X,Y)=\ell(X)\cdot\ell(Y)$ for some linear function $\ell$. >Is it possible to find a nonnegative quadratic form $\tilde Q$ such that $\tilde Q(b)=Q(b)$ for any $b$ as above? **Comments** - The forms $b$ as above (up to sign) can be described by quadratic equations $$b(X,Y)\cdot b(Z,W)=b(X,Z)\cdot b(Y,W).$$ This leads to a [more general version][1] of this question, but it has a negative answer (thanks to Terry Tao). - I know that the answer is yes for $n=2$. [1]: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/455148/