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A planar curve defined by a quadratic equation: <!-- ''ax''<sup>2</sup> + ''bxy'' + ''cy''<sup>2</sup> + ''dx'' + ''ey'' + ''f'' = 0 --> <math>ax^2+bxy+cy^2 +dx+ey+f =0 </math> in the affine plane, or <math> \sum_{i,j=0}^2 a_{ij} x_i x_j = 0 </math>&nbsp;; also called a [[conic]] because of its geometrical generation.
A planar curve defined by a quadratic equation: <!-- ''ax''<sup>2</sup> + ''bxy'' + ''cy''<sup>2</sup> + ''dx'' + ''ey'' + ''f'' = 0 --> <math>ax^2+bxy+cy^2 +dx+ey+f =0 </math>&nbsp; in the affine plane, or <math> \sum_{i,j=0}^2 a_{ij} x_i x_j = 0 </math>&nbsp; in the projective plane; also called a [[conic]] because of its geometrical generation.

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Second order curve [r]:

A planar curve defined by a quadratic equation:   in the affine plane, or   in the projective plane; also called a conic because of its geometrical generation.