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Conic Sections:
In geometry, two-dimensional curves produced by slicing a plane through a three-dimensional right circular conical surface. This surface is similar to two hollow cones held tip to tip.
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conic sections
- geometric curve formed by cutting cone: a curve produced by the intersection of a plane with a circular cone, e.g. a circle, ellipse, hyperbola, or parabola
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