hyperbola
Open curved shape
A hyperbola is a geometric curve formed when a plane intersects both halves of a double cone.
It consists of two symmetric branches that curve away from each other, never meeting.
In mathematics, a hyperbola is defined as all points where the difference of distances to two fixed points (foci) remains constant.
The shape appears in satellite dish design, navigation systems, and the paths of some comets.
Not to be confused with hyperbole, exaggerated speech.
Conic section curve
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- focusConcentrated attention point
- fociCentral points of convergence
- directrixLine defining conic sections
vertex · transverse · conjugate · branch · axis · section · degenerate · rectangular
Particular position or place
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- tangentLine touching curve once
normal · chord · secant · dilation · rotation · translation · symmetry · perpendicular
Curved celestial path
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- navigationDetermining position and course
- LORANRadio-based navigation system
- radarRadio-wave object detection
satellite · comet · escape velocity · Kepler · gravitational · slingshot · antenna · reflector
Way of handling something
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- divergeSeparate into directions
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- infiniteHaving no bounds
unbounded · convergence · tendency · behavior · limiting · extends
Involving squared terms
- parametricGoverned by set variables
- standard formConventional way of expressing
- canonicalAccepted as standard
- coefficientsNumerical multipliers in expressions
discriminant · intercept · slope · graph · coordinate · abscissa · ordinate · analytic
ellipse
Conic section curve
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- focusConcentrated attention point
- fociCentral points of convergence
directrix · vertex · transverse · conjugate · branch · axis · section · degenerate · rectangular · equilateral
locus
Particular position or place
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- reflectionReturned light or thought
tangent · normal · chord · secant · dilation · rotation · translation · symmetry · perpendicular · bisector
orbit
Curved celestial path
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- navigationDetermining position and course
- LORANRadio-based navigation system
radar · satellite · comet · escape velocity · Kepler · gravitational · slingshot · antenna · reflector · cooling tower
approach
Way of handling something
infinite · unbounded · convergence · tendency · behavior · limiting · extends
quadratic
Involving squared terms
- parametricGoverned by set variables
- standard formConventional way of expressing
- canonicalAccepted as standard
coefficients · discriminant · intercept · slope · graph · coordinate · abscissa · ordinate · analytic · Cartesian
- plane curvesellipse, cardioid, astroid, deltoid, bicorn
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- shapescircle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval
- Greek mathematicsEuclid, Archimedes, Pythagoras, geometry, theorem
- trajectoriestrajectory, arc, path, flight path, curved path
- graph shapesline, curve, bar, pie, scatter
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