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What is the defination of the focus when referring to a parabola?

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Focus of a Parabola. A parabola is set of all points in a plane which are an equal distance away from a given point and given line. The point is called the focus of the parabola and the line is called the directrix. The focus lies on the axis of symmetry of the parabola.

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