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hyperbolic geometry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-bol-ic -ge-om-e-try
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A non-Euclidean geometry, that features the hyperbola as geodesic, and has constant negative curvature

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The terminology was introduced in 1871 by Felix Klein, who classified some non-Euclidean geometries as hyperbolisch (“hyperbolic”), elliptisch (“elliptical”), and parabolisch (“parabolic”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperbolic geometries (plural)

Phrases

hyperbolic function hyperbolic space

Frequently Paired Words

hyperbolic function hyperbolic space

Synonyms

Lobachevsky-Bolyai-Gauss geometry

Questions

What does hyperbolic geometry mean?
A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.
Where does hyperbolic geometry come from?
The terminology was introduced in 1871 by Felix Klein, who classified some non-Euclidean geometries as hyperbolisch (“hyperbolic”), elliptisch (“elliptical”), and parabolisch (“parabolic”).

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