rectangular hyperbola

noun

, Geometry.

1. a hyperbola with transverse and conjugate axes equal to each other.

rectangular hyperbola

noun

1. a hyperbola with perpendicular asymptotes

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectangular hyperbola¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Only on the assumption that the social value curve for this totality of commodities is a rectangular hyperbola.

From Project Gutenberg

The geometry of the rectangular hyperbola is simplified by the fact that its principal axes are equal.

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