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    Math Definitions -> H -> Hyperbola

 Hyperbola
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A curve shaped like a arch.

The distances of any point on a hyperbola from:

* a fixed point (the focus), and
* a fixed straight line (the directrix)

are always in the same ratio.

It is one of the "Conic Sections"

See: Conic Section

Hyperbola

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