Parabola

A parabola is a curve on a plane, consisting of all the points that are equidistant from a point called the focus and a line, called the directrix.

It is a conic section, the intersection of a plane and a cone where the plane is parallel one side of the cone.

The general algebraic formula for a parabols is:

$y=ax^{2}+bx+c$

A parabola is the path taken by an object in motion subject to a uniform acceleration, such as gravity, ignoring friction.