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Parabolism

Parabolism \Pa*rab"o*lism\ (p[.a]*r[a^]b"[-o]*l[i^]z'm), n. [From Parabola.] (Alg.) The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]

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parabolism

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