parabolic cylindrical coordinate system
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parabolic cylindrical coordinate system
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(mathematics) A three-dimensional coordinate system in which two of the coordinates depend on the x and y coordinates in the same manner as parabolic coordinates and are independent of the z coordinate, while the third coordinate is directly proportional to the z coordinate.
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