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Definition of hyperbola
hyperbolas
orhyperbolae
play \hī-ˈpər-bə-(ˌ)lē\: a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone
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Origin and Etymology of hyperbola
New Latin, from Greek hyperbolē
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