parabola

IN MATH: 1. n. a curve of the form where (h,k) is the vertex or of the form where a, b, and c are real numbers; a conic section (the curve produced when an infinitely large cone is sliced by a plane perpendicular to what would be its base).

A Family of Quadratics y = ax² + bx + c
Squaring, y = x², y = x ·x
Polynomial Functions, y = x³, y = x ·x ·x, etc.
What's a Function? - Index on topics like "How Functions Are Composed or Created", "Polynomial & Rational Functions"
$library$ - Function and Relation Library - Many functions w/their features & graphs

IN ENGLISH: as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 300, 320

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