Hyperbolic is an adjective describing something that resembles or pertains to a

hyperbola In mathematics, a hyperbola (; pl. hyperbolas or hyperbolae ; adj. hyperbolic ) is a type of smooth curve lying in a plane, defined by its geometric properties or by equations for which it is the solution set. A hyperbola has two pieces, c ...

(a curve), to

hyperbole Hyperbole (; adj. hyperbolic ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth'). In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong feelings, and c ...

(an overstatement or exaggeration), or to

hyperbolic geometry In mathematics, hyperbolic geometry (also called Lobachevskian geometry or Bolyai–Lobachevskian geometry) is a non-Euclidean geometry. The parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry is replaced with: :For any given line ''R'' and point ''P' ...

. The following phenomena are described as ''hyperbolic'' because they manifest hyperbolas, not because something about them is exaggerated. *

Hyperbolic angle In geometry, hyperbolic angle is a real number determined by the area of the corresponding hyperbolic sector of ''xy'' = 1 in Quadrant I of the Cartesian plane. The hyperbolic angle parametrises the unit hyperbola, which has hyperbolic functio ...

, an unbounded variable referring to a hyperbola instead of a circle * Hyperbolic coordinates, location by geometric mean and hyperbolic angle in quadrant I * Hyperbolic distribution, a probability distribution characterized by the logarithm of the probability density function being a hyperbola *

Hyperbolic equilibrium point In the study of dynamical systems, a hyperbolic equilibrium point or hyperbolic fixed point is a fixed point that does not have any center manifolds. Near a hyperbolic point the orbits of a two-dimensional, non-dissipative system resemble hyperb ...

, a fixed point that does not have any center manifolds *

Hyperbolic function In mathematics, hyperbolic functions are analogues of the ordinary trigonometric functions, but defined using the hyperbola rather than the circle. Just as the points form a circle with a unit radius, the points form the right half of the ...

, an analog of an ordinary trigonometric or circular function * Hyperbolic geometric graph, a random network generated by connecting nearby points sprinkled in a hyperbolic space *

Hyperbolic geometry In mathematics, hyperbolic geometry (also called Lobachevskian geometry or Bolyai–Lobachevskian geometry) is a non-Euclidean geometry. The parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry is replaced with: :For any given line ''R'' and point ''P' ...

, a non-Euclidean geometry *

Hyperbolic group In group theory, more precisely in geometric group theory, a hyperbolic group, also known as a ''word hyperbolic group'' or ''Gromov hyperbolic group'', is a finitely generated group equipped with a word metric satisfying certain properties abst ...

, a finitely generated group equipped with a word metric satisfying certain properties characteristic of hyperbolic geometry * Hyperbolic growth, growth of a quantity toward a finite-time singularity * Hyperbolic logarithm, original designation of natural logarithm (1647–1748) before Euler's formulation with e *

Hyperbolic manifold In mathematics, a hyperbolic manifold is a space where every point looks locally like hyperbolic space of some dimension. They are especially studied in dimensions 2 and 3, where they are called hyperbolic surfaces and hyperbolic 3-manifolds, re ...

, a complete Riemannian ''n''-manifold of constant sectional curvature −1 * Hyperbolic motion, an isometry in a hyperbolic space *

Hyperbolic navigation Hyperbolic navigation is a class of radio navigation systems in which a navigation receiver instrument is used to determine location based on the difference in timing ( phase) of radio waves received from radio navigation beacon transmitters. ...

, a class of radio navigation systems based on the difference in timing between the reception of two signals, without reference to a common clock * Hyperbolic number, a synonym for

split-complex number In algebra, a split complex number (or hyperbolic number, also perplex number, double number) has two real number components and , and is written z=x+yj, where j^2=1. The ''conjugate'' of is z^*=x-yj. Since j^2=1, the product of a number wi ...

Hyperbolic orthogonality In geometry, the relation of hyperbolic orthogonality between two lines separated by the asymptotes of a hyperbola is a concept used in special relativity to define simultaneous events. Two events will be simultaneous when they are on a line hyperb ...

, an orthogonality found in pseudo-Euclidean space *

Hyperbolic paraboloid In geometry, a paraboloid is a quadric surface that has exactly one axis of symmetry and no center of symmetry. The term "paraboloid" is derived from parabola, which refers to a conic section that has a similar property of symmetry. Every pla ...

, a doubly ruled surface shaped like a saddle *

Hyperbolic partial differential equation In mathematics, a hyperbolic partial differential equation of order n is a partial differential equation (PDE) that, roughly speaking, has a well-posed initial value problem for the first n-1 derivatives. More precisely, the Cauchy problem can ...

, a partial differential equation (PDE) of order ''n'' that has a well-posed initial value problem for the first ''n''−1 derivatives * Hyperbolic plane can refer to: ** The 2 dimensional plane in

(a non-Euclidean geometry) ** The

hyperbolic plane In mathematics, hyperbolic geometry (also called Lobachevskian geometry or Bolyai–Lobachevskian geometry) is a non-Euclidean geometry. The parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry is replaced with: :For any given line ''R'' and point ''P'' ...

as isotropic quadratic form ** The surface of a

hyperboloid In geometry, a hyperboloid of revolution, sometimes called a circular hyperboloid, is the surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around one of its principal axes. A hyperboloid is the surface obtained from a hyperboloid of revolution by de ...

of one sheet ** One sheet of a

of two sheets *

Hyperbolic quaternion In abstract algebra, the algebra of hyperbolic quaternions is a nonassociative algebra over the real numbers with elements of the form :q = a + bi + cj + dk, \quad a,b,c,d \in \mathbb \! where the squares of i, j, and k are +1 and distinct elemen ...

s, a non-associative algebra, precursor to Minkowski space * Hyperbolic rotation, a synonym for

squeeze mapping In linear algebra, a squeeze mapping, also called a squeeze transformation, is a type of linear map that preserves Euclidean area of regions in the Cartesian plane, but is ''not'' a rotation or shear mapping. For a fixed positive real number ...

Hyperbolic sector A hyperbolic sector is a region of the Cartesian plane bounded by a hyperbola and two rays from the origin to it. For example, the two points and on the rectangular hyperbola , or the corresponding region when this hyperbola is re-scaled a ...

, a planar region demarcated by radial lines and a hyperbola *

Hyperbolic soccerball In geometry, the order-7 truncated triangular tiling, sometimes called the hyperbolic soccerball, is a semiregular tiling of the hyperbolic plane. There are two hexagons and one heptagon on each vertex, forming a pattern similar to a conventiona ...

, a tessellation of the hyperbolic plane *

Hyperbolic space In mathematics, hyperbolic space of dimension n is the unique simply connected, n-dimensional Riemannian manifold of constant sectional curvature equal to -1. It is homogeneous, and satisfies the stronger property of being a symmetric space. ...

, hyperbolic spatial geometry in which every point is a saddle point *

Hyperbolic trajectory In astrodynamics or celestial mechanics, a hyperbolic trajectory or hyperbolic orbit is the trajectory of any object around a central body with more than enough speed to escape the central object's gravitational pull. The name derives from the f ...

, a Kepler orbit with eccentricity greater than 1 *

Hyperbolic versor In mathematics, a versor is a quaternion of norm one (a ''unit quaternion''). The word is derived from Latin ''versare'' = "to turn" with the suffix ''-or'' forming a noun from the verb (i.e. ''versor'' = "the turner"). It was introduced by Wil ...

, a versor parameterized by a hyperbolic angle

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