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HYPERBOLICAL
Adjective
hyperbolical (comparative more hyperbolical, superlative most hyperbolical)
Hyperbolic
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*bol"ic, Hy`per*bol"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. hyperbolique.]
1. (Math.)
Definition: Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression. "This hyperbolical epitaph." Fuller. Hyperbolic functions (Math.), certain functions which have relations to the hyperbola corresponding to those which sines, cosines, tangents, etc., have to the circle; and hence, called hyperbolic sines, hyperbolic cosines, etc.
– Hyperbolic logarithm. See Logarithm.
– Hyperbolic spiral (Math.), a spiral curve, the law of which is, that the distance from the pole to the generating point varies inversely as the angle swept over by the radius vector.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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