imaginary parabola
1Parabola — For other uses, see Parabola (disambiguation). A parabola …
2parabola — pa|rab|o|la [pəˈræbələ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek parabole; PARABLE] technical a curve in the shape of the imaginary line an object makes when it is thrown high in the air and comes down a little distance away… …
3parabola — noun (C) technical a curve in the shape of the imaginary line a ball makes when it is thrown high in the air and comes down a little distance away parabolic adjective …
4Conic section — Types of conic sections: 1. Parabola 2. Circle and ellipse 3. Hyperbola …
5Hyperbola — This article is about a geometrical curve, a conic section. For the term used in rhetoric, see Hyperbole …
6analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …
7Quadratic function — A quadratic function, in mathematics, is a polynomial function of the form f(x)=ax^2+bx+c ,!, where a e 0 ,!. The graph of a quadratic function is a parabola whose major axis is parallel to the y axis.The expression ax^2+bx+c in the definition of …
8Timeline of mathematics — A timeline of pure and applied mathematics history. Contents 1 Before 1000 BC 2 1st millennium BC 3 1st millennium AD 4 1000–1500 …
9mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
10Trajectory — is the path a moving object follows through space. The object might be a projectile or a satellite, for example. It thus includes the meaning of orbit the path of a planet, an asteroid or a comet as it travels around a central mass. A trajectory… …
