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(pȧ-răb′ō̍-lĭz’m)

Noun.

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(Alg.)

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

[Obs.]

Noun.

[from parabola.] In algebra, the division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved or multiplied in the first term.

parabolism ‎(plural parabolisms)

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