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hyperbolic definition

hy·per·bolic (hī′pər bäl′ik)

adjective

  1. of, having the nature of, or using hyperbole; exaggerated or exaggerating
  2. of, or having the form of, a hyperbola
  3. designating or of any of a set of six functions (hyperbolic sine, hyperbolic cosine, etc.) related to the hyperbola in a manner similar to that by which the trigonometric functions are related to the circle

Etymology: LL hyperbolicus < Gr hyperbolikos < hyperbolē: see hyperbola

Also hyperbolical hy′·per·bol′i·cal

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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