Definition of conic section

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conic section

The term 'conic section' as it applies to the area of basic math can be defined as 'the intersection of a plane and two right conical surfaces that have the same vertex and whose angles are opposite rays (e.g., ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, circle)'.

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