👉 In mathematics, a conic is an ellipse that has its foci at (0, 0) and (1, 0). This type of curve is also known as a parabola. It is named after Apollonius of Perga, who studied conics in his work "On the Plane" (c. 250 CE). A conic is defined by its equation ax^2 + bxy + cy^2 + dx + ey + f