Definition:Transverse Axis of Hyperbola/Also defined as
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Transverse Axis of Hyperbola: Also defined as
Some sources define the transverse axis to be the (infinite) straight line passing through the vertices and foci of $K$.
However, at $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ the policy is to define that as the major axis of $K$.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): transverse axis
- 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