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The 16 pages that link to Parabola, each with the reason it gives.

• CircleCompared with: Unlike a circle, it is an open curve rather than a closed one.

• Conic sectionBroader topic: A plane parallel to a cone’s sloping side produces a parabola.

• Quadratic equationRelated: Its intersections with the horizontal axis correspond to real solutions.

• EllipseCompared with: Unlike an ellipse, a parabola is unbounded and has one focus.

• Vertex (geometry)Broader topic: Its vertex is the point where the axis of symmetry meets the curve.

• CatenaryCompared with: A cable under uniform horizontal loading forms a parabola, unlike a chain under its own weight.

• Apollonius of PergaBroader topic: Apollonius established the name and geometric treatment of this conic.

• Focus (geometry)Broader topic: Its single focus works with a directrix rather than a second focus.

• Quadratic formulaRelated: The formula finds the x-intercepts of a parabola represented by a quadratic function.

• HyperbolaCompared with: It is the remaining non-elliptic conic, defined without a pair of foci.

• Parabolic reflectorBroader topic: A paraboloid is generated by rotating this curve around its axis.

• Oscar NiemeyerRelated: Parabolic profiles appear in Niemeyer’s vaults and columns, giving structural forms a fluid outline.

• ConeBroader topic: A plane parallel to a cone’s sloping side creates a parabolic section.

• Quadratic functionRelated: It is the characteristic graph of a one-variable quadratic function.

• MenaechmusBroader topic: A parabola supplies one of the curves used in Menaechmus’s cube-doubling construction.

• Trinomial (algebra)Related: A quadratic trinomial in a function defines a parabola when graphed.