Parabolism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parabolism \Pa*rab"o*lism\ (p[.a]*r[a^]b"[-o]*l[i^]z'm), n.
     [From {Parabola}.] (Alg.)
     The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity
     that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]