parabola

plane curve: symmetrical conic section
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parabola

Summary

parabola ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,943 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • parabola is a type of non-degenerate conic section[2].
  • parabola is a type of algebraic curve[3].
  • parabola is a type of plane curve[4].
  • parabola is a type of Ribaucour curve[5].
  • parabola is a type of sinusoidal spiral[6].
  • parabola is a type of locus[7].
  • parabola is a type of conic section[8].
  • parabola is part of paraboloid[9].
  • parabola is part of conic section[10].
  • parabola's Commons category is recorded as Parabolas[11].
  • parabola's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parabolas[12].
  • parabola's described at URL is recorded as https://www.andreaminini.net/math/parabolas[13].
  • parabola's described at URL is recorded as https://unacademy.com/goal/jee-main-and-advanced-preparation/TMUVD/free-platform/geometry/parabola/ERBFH[14].
  • parabola's described at URL is recorded as https://testbook.com/maths/parabola[15].
  • parabola's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
  • parabola's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • parabola's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • parabola's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[19].
  • parabola's different from is recorded as Parabola[20].
  • parabola's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • parabola's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include non-degenerate conic section[2], algebraic curve[3], plane curve[4], Ribaucour curve[5], sinusoidal spiral[6], and locus[7].

Use and Application

Part of include paraboloid[9] and conic section[10].

Influence

Things named for parabola include Parabola GNU/Linux-libre[23], a Linux distribution[24], in United States[25], founded in 2009[26].

Why It Matters

parabola ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,943 views/month).[1] parabola has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] parabola is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for parabola include Parabola GNU/Linux-libre[23], a Linux distribution[24], in United States[25], founded in 2009[26].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Parabola
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of non-degenerate conic section, algebraic curve, plane curve +4
    Aliases
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11602, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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