Hyperbolic

The adjective hyperbolic stands for:

• Mathematics:
  • a second order curve, see hyperbola (mathematics)
  • a fundamental class of partial differential equations, see partial differential equation
  • a fundamental class of non-Euclidean geometries and their elements, see hyperbolic geometry
  • Hyperbolic fixed point in ordinary differential equations, see autonomous differential equation

• Language / literature:
  • exaggerated linguistic expression, see hyperbola (language)

See also:

• hyperbole
• Hyperbolic

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.