hyperbolic - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • manifold: J. Ratcliffe, ' Foundations of hyperbolic manifolds ' ( Springer ).
  • geometry: There are other ways to model hyperbolic geometry on the flat plane.
  • equation: In the case of supersonic flow the external region is governed by the hyperbolic equations.
  • plane: The free group on the hyperbolic plane ( unfinished work ).
  • function: The presence of this word allows the hyperbolic functions to be computed with usable accuracy.
  • curve: The consequence is that the decay is very much delayed, and follows characteristically a hyperbolic curve with a long tail.

Modifying Another Word

  • uniformly: Even in the uniformly hyperbolic case, systems with discontinuities do not have many of the good properties of their smooth counterparts.
  • somewhat: One wonders how his somewhat hyperbolic analogy went down in the refugee camps.
  • increasingly: In such a society the only way in which discourse can be used for one's social advancement is by making increasingly hyperbolic statements.

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