Conic Sections
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May 1, 2024
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Conic sections are plane curves resulting from the intersection of a cone's surface with a plane. Their study traces back to ancient times; Menaechmus is credited with their discovery in the 4th century BC. They are fundamental to the field of geometry and appear in many applications, e.g. in engineering, physics, architecture, design, computer graphics, and astronomy. Historically most conic sections were known as conics, but in contemporary usage the singular rarely appears without the plural sections.
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