Definition:Cubical Parabola
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Definition
The cubical parabola is a cubic curve which can be embedded into a Cartesian plane as the locus of the equation:
- $y = a x^3$
for $a \in \R_{\ne 0}$.
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cubical parabola
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cubical parabola