hyperbola

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/haɪˈpɝbələ/ English

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noun

A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone.

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hyperbolic plane hyperbolic sector hyperbolic angle parabola hypercycle hyperellipse hyperbolic geometry hyperboloid of revolution rectangular hyperbola conic section equilateral hyperbola hypercone hyperball hyperbolism hyperellipsoid hypercusp

Associated

directrix reciprocation asymptote conic foci ellipse conjugate hyperbolic hyperboloid eccentricity logarithm

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