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

Solution :: Solution (n.) The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process..

Depression :: Depression (n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.

Quadratic :: Quadratic (a.) Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square..

Transposition :: Transposition (n.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation.

Elimination :: Elimination (n.) Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities..

Variable :: Variable (n.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables..

Quartic :: Quartic (n.) A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables.

Affected :: Affected (p. p. & a.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation..

Transformation :: Transformation (n.) The change, as of an equation or quantity, into another form without altering the value..

Equation :: Equation (n.) A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.

Identity :: Identity (n.) An identical equation.

Acnode :: Acnode (n.) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve..

Auxiliary :: Auxiliary (sing.) A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formulae..

Quadratics :: Quadratics (n.) That branch of algebra which treats of quadratic equations.

Eliminate :: Eliminate (v. t.) To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity..

Degree :: Degree (n.) State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree. The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree..

Lima/on :: Lima/on (n.) A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar equation is r = a cos / + b..

Inadequation :: Inadequation (n.) Want of exact correspondence.

Lituus :: Lituus (n.) A spiral whose polar equation is r2/ = a; that is, a curve the square of whose radius vector varies inversely as the angle which the radius vector makes with a given line..

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