rectangular hyperbola
nounGeometry.
a hyperbola with transverse and conjugate axes equal to each other.
Origin of rectangular hyperbola
1First recorded in 1880–85
- Also called equiangular hyperbola, equilateral hyperbola.
Words Nearby rectangular hyperbola
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How to use rectangular hyperbola in a sentence
Only on the assumption that the social value curve for this totality of commodities is a rectangular hyperbola.
Social Value | B. M. AndersonThe geometry of the rectangular hyperbola is simplified by the fact that its principal axes are equal.
British Dictionary definitions for rectangular hyperbola
rectangular hyperbola
noun
a hyperbola with perpendicular asymptotes
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