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parabola

Parabola vs Paradox - What's the difference?

parabola | paradox |


As nouns the difference between parabola and paradox

is that parabola is parabola while paradox is paradox.

Trajectory vs Parabola - What's the difference?

trajectory | parabola |


As nouns the difference between trajectory and parabola

is that trajectory is (astronomy|space) the path of a body as it travels through space while parabola is parabola.

Parabola vs Undefined - What's the difference?

parabola | undefined |


As a noun parabola

is parabola.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Semiellipse vs Parabola - What's the difference?

semiellipse | parabola |


As nouns the difference between semiellipse and parabola

is that semiellipse is a half ellipse 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).

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.

Sand vs Parabola - What's the difference?

sand | parabola |


As a verb sand

is .

As a noun parabola is

parabola.

Parabolae vs Parabola - What's the difference?

parabolae | parabola |


As nouns the difference between parabolae and parabola

is that parabolae is (rare) (parabola) while parabola is parabola.

Parabola vs Parabole - What's the difference?

parabola | parabole |

Parabole is a alternative form of parabola.

Parabole is a descendant of parabola.



In rhetoric terms the difference between parabola and parabole

is that parabola is the explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable while parabole is similitude; comparison.

As nouns the difference between parabola and parabole

is that 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) while parabole is similitude; comparison.

Parabola vs Paraboliform - What's the difference?

parabola | paraboliform |


As a noun parabola

is parabola.

As an adjective paraboliform is

shaped like a parabola.

Parabola vs Parabolically - What's the difference?

parabola | parabolically |


As a noun 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 adverb parabolically is

in a parabolic manner.

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