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parabolism

parabolism noun: the division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term.

Noun

parabolism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term.

Origin of parabolism

From parabola + -ism.

Questions about parabolism

What does parabolism mean?
Parabolism means the division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term.
What part of speech is parabolism?
Parabolism is a noun.

Words near parabolism in the dictionary

  1. paraboliform
  2. parabolise
  3. parabolised
  4. parabolises
  5. parabolising
  6. parabolism
  7. parabolist
  8. parabolists
  9. parabolization
  10. parabolizations
  11. parabolize

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