conics

American

[kon-iks] / ˈkɒn ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.

conics British

/ ˈkɒnɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of geometry concerned with the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola

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Etymology

Origin of conics

see origin at conic, -ics

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In this chapter, you will learn about conics, including circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

In this chapter we will be looking at the conic sections, usually called the conics, and their properties.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Deﬁne conics in terms of a focus and a directrix.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

The polar equations of conics can be graphed.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

Next to Archimedes, he was the most distinguished of the Greek geometricians; and the last four books of his conics constitute the chief portions of the higher geometry of the ancients.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by John Augustine Zahm

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