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Definition of Polar
Polar Polar Po"lar, n. (Conic Sections)
The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the
two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic
section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If
the given point lies within the curve so that the two
tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line
which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other
properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are
pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to
curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar
planes to surfaces of the second degree.