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rectangular hyperbola
a hyperbola with perpendicular asymptotes -
transverse axis
the axis of a hyperbola that passes through the two foci. -
conjugate axis
the axis of a hyperbola perpendicular to the transverse axis at a point equidistant from the foci. -
equiangular hyperbola
a hyperbola with transverse and conjugate axes equal to each other. -
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conic section
one of a group of curves formed by the intersection of a plane and a right circular cone. It is either a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola, depending on the eccentricity, e, which is constant for a particular curve e = 0 for a circle; e<1 for an ellipse; e = 1 for a parabola; e>1 for a hyperbola