Certiorari (/ËsÉËrÊÉËrÉÉraÉª/, /-ËrÉÉri/, or /-ËrÉËri/[1][2]), often abbreviated as cert. in the United States, is a writ seeking judicial review. It is issued by a superior court, directing an inferior court, tribunal, or other public authority to send the record of a proceeding for review.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of geometry is a branch of math that focuses on the measurement and relationship of lines, angles, surfaces, solids and points. An example of geometry is the calculation of a triangle's angles.
Geometric Definition. Definition: A parabola is the set of points in the plane that are equidistant from a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix.). The following exercise should help convince you that this definition yields the parabolas you are familiar with. Exercise: Given a focus at (0,1) and a directrix y=-1, find the equation of the parabola. How to do it: draw a figure showing a generic point P on the parabola, with coordinates (x,y).