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Hyperbola

Hyperbola, hy PUR buh luh, is a curve with two branches formed by a plane that cuts through two right circular cones that are joined at their tips. Circles, ellipses, hyperbolas, and parabolas all lie on a cone-shaped surface and so are called conic sections. More »

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Angle

Angle, in plane geometry, is a figure formed by two rays with the same end point. A ray is a part... More >>

Archimedean solid

Archimedean, ahr kuh MEE dee uhn, solid is any of 13 solid figures. These figures were first... More >>

Area

Area, in plane geometry, is the amount of surface contained within the boundaries of a plane... More >>

Axiom

Axiom, AK see uhm, is a mathematical statement that is assumed to be true. An example of an axiom... More >>

Circle

Circle is a closed curve on a plane. All points of the curve are the same distance from a point... More >>

Cone

Cone, in geometry, is a solid figure whose base lies on a plane and is bounded by a closed curve... More >>

Cube

Cube, in geometry, is a solid bounded by six square faces of equal size. A cube has 12 edges, all... More >>

Cylinder

Cylinder, in geometry, is a solid figure with two identical bases that lie on parallel planes.... More >>

Diameter

Diameter, in geometry, is the length of any straight line segment that passes through the center... More >>

Ellipse

Ellipse, ih LIHPS, is a geometric figure with the shape of a flattened hoop. In geometric terms,... More >>

Fractal

Fractal, FRAK tuhl, is a complex geometric figure made up of patterns that repeat themselves at... More >>

Geometry

Geometry, jee AHM uh tree, is a branch of mathematics that involves studying the shape, size, and... More >>

Golden section

Golden section, also called the divine proportion, is the division of a line segment in such a... More >>

Hexahedron

Hexahedron, hehk suh HEE druhn, in geometry, is a solid figure that has six faces. It is a kind... More >>

Hyperbola

Hyperbola, hy PUR buh luh, is a curve with two branches formed by a plane that cuts through two... More >>


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