How to pronounce hyperbola
American English pronunciation
hy-PUR-buh-luh
- IPA
- /haɪˈpɝbələ/
- Syllables
- hy · PUR · buh · luh (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What hyperbola means
A curve made of two branches that mirror each other
In a sentence: On the graph paper, the hyperbola made two curves that bent away from each other.
Where it comes from: It comes through scientific Latin from a Greek word meaning going beyond. The word hyperbole comes from the same Greek word.
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