Hyperboloid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Mathematics.
  1. a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x2/a2 + y2/b2 − z2/c2 = 1.
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  1. a geometric surface consisting of one sheet, or of two sheets separated by a finite distance, whose sections parallel to the three coordinate planes are hyperbolas or ellipses. Equations x ²/ a ² + y ²/ b ² – z ²/ c ² = 1 (one sheet) or x ²/ a ² – y ²/ b ² – z ²/ c ² = 1 (two sheets) where a, b, and c are constants
    Hyperboloid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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