hyperbola
nounUS /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/
Etymology From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.
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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences 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. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
- Derived terms
- equilateral hyperbola, hyperbolic, hyperboliform, hyperboloid, rectangular hyperbola, unit hyperbola
- Related terms
- hyperbolically