When a quadratic function is graphed, it forms a parabola, a u shaped curve that has to meet certain technical mathematical requirements. Think of the narrow curve at the end of an oval and you can imagine a parabola.
A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See
Noun
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
n.
A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the
intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of
its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a
fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the
directrix. See Focus.
n.
One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = axn
where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the
cubical parabola n = 3; for the semicubical parabola n = /. See under
Cubical, and Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no
rectilineal asymptotes.
Parabola
A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See
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