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hyperbolic function
noun
Definition of HYPERBOLIC FUNCTION
: any of a set of six functions analogous to the trigonometric functions but related to the hyperbola in a way similar to that in which the trigonometric functions are related to a circle
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First Known Use of HYPERBOLIC FUNCTION
circa 1890
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