Definition:Hyperbola/Branch
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Parts of Hyperbola
Consider a hyperbola $K$ whose foci are $F_1$ and $F_2$.
Each of the two curved lines that form the hyperbola itself are referred to as its branches.
Also see
Linguistic Note
The plural of axis is axes, which is pronounced ax-eez not ax-iz.
Compare basis.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hyperbola
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hyperbola
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hyperbola