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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /
NOUN
curve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arc arch contour loop trajectory
STRONG
ambit bend bight bow camber catenary chord circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon flexure hairpin half-moon helix horseshoe incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee parabola quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl
WEAK
curvation rondure
Antonyms
WEAK
line

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If eccentricity is greater than 1, it is a hyperbola.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Since the x2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens left and right.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

We will see that the equation of a hyperbola looks the same as the equation of an ellipse, except it is a difference rather than a sum.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

While the equations of an ellipse and a hyperbola are very similar, their graphs are very different.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Lines being some positive and some negative, there must be negative rectangles and negative squares, such as those of the exterior diameters of a hyperbola.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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