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Quadratic vs Parabola - What's the difference?

quadratic | parabola |

As nouns the difference between quadratic and parabola

is that quadratic is a quadratic polynomial, function or equation while parabola is the conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).

As an adjective quadratic

is square-shaped.

quadratic

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Alternative forms

* quadratick (obsolete)

Adjective

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  • square-shaped
  • (mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax^2 + bx + c.
  • (mathematics) of an equation, of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0.
  • (mathematics) of a function, of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c .

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.

    • Related terms

    * quadrate * quadratic equation * quadratic form * quadratic mean * quadratic reciprocity theorem * quadratic residue

    See also

    * cubic * linear * quartic * quintic

    External links

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    parabola

    English

    Noun

  • (geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).
  • (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.

    • See also

    * circle * conic section * ellipse * hyperbola

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