The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Wiktionary
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.