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hyperbolic function

noun

Definition of hyperbolic function

: any of a set of six functions analogous to the trigonometric functions but related to the hyperbola in a way similar to that in which the trigonometric functions are related to a circle

First Known Use of hyperbolic function

circa 1890

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