Definition of hyperbolic. Meaning of hyperbolic. Synonyms of hyperbolic

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Definition of hyperbolic

Hyperbolic
Hyperbolic Hy`per*bol"ic, Hyperbolical Hy`per*bol"ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression. ``This hyperbolical epitaph.' --Fuller. Hyperbolic functions (Math.), certain functions which have relations to the hyperbola corresponding to those which sines, cosines, tangents, etc., have to the circle; and hence, called hyperbolic sines, hyperbolic cosines, etc. Hyperbolic logarithm. See Logarithm. Hyperbolic spiral (Math.), a spiral curve, the law of which is, that the distance from the pole to the generating point varies inversely as the angle swept over by the radius vector.

Meaning of hyperbolic from wikipedia

- hyperbolic refers to something related to or in shape of hyperbola (a type of curve), or to something employing the literary device of
- in mathematics , hyperbolic geometry (also called lobachevskian geometry or bolyai -lobachevskian geometry) is a non-euclidean geometry ,
- in mathematics , hyperbolic functions are analogs of the ordinary trigonometric , or circular, functions. the basic hyperbolic functions
- in group theory , a hyperbolic group, also known as a word hyperbolic group, gromov hyperbolic group, negatively curved group is a finitely
- in mathematics , hyperbolic space is a type of non-euclidean geometry . hyperbolic geometry has a negative curvature: every point in
- in mathematics , a hyperbolic partial differential equation of order n is a partial differential equation (pde) that, roughly speaking,
- in astrodynamics or celestial mechanics a hyperbolic trajectory is a kepler orbit with the eccentricity greater than 1. with hyperbolic
- in the study of dynamical system s, a hyperbolic equilibrium point or hyperbolic fixed point is a fixed point that does not have any center
- a hyperbolic 3-manifold is a 3-manifold equipped with a complete riemannian metric of constant sectional curvature -1. dimensional
- in mathematics , a hyperbolic link is a link in the 3-sphere with complement that has a complete riemannian metric of constant negative