hyperbola in French
hyperbola in French is hyperbole — hyperbola means a conic section produced where a cone is cut by a plane that also crosses the cone's base and does not merely touch the cone's surface. The curve y(x) = 1/x is an example of a hyperbola.
hyperbola in French
hyperbole
(geometry) 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.
What does "hyperbola" mean?
- noun A conic section produced where a cone is cut by a plane that also crosses the cone's base and does not merely touch the cone's surface. The curve y(x) = 1/x is an example of a hyperbola.
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What is "hyperbola" in French?
"hyperbola" in French is hyperbole. hyperbola means: A conic section produced where a cone is cut by a plane that also crosses the cone's base and does not merely touch the cone's surface. The curve y(x) = 1/x is an example of a hyperbola.
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