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Hyperbola

//haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.

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