Definition:Degenerate Parabola
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Definition
A degenerate parabola is the conic section whose slicing plane passes through the apex of the cone and is thus tangent to the cone
Hence it consists of a single straight line.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)