Hyperbolic
/ˌhaɪpərˈbɑːlɪk/adjective
The words or statements are exaggerated or over the top, more than what the reality is.
She made a hyperbolic claim that her product can cure all diseases.
Often appears as...
- hyperbolic claim
- hyperbolic description
adjective
In mathematics, it relates to a hyperbola or its properties.
In hyperbolic geometry, the angles of a triangle do not add up to 180 degrees.
Often appears as...
- hyperbolic geometry
- hyperbolic function
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adjective
The words or statements are exaggerated or over the top, more than what the reality is.
She made a hyperbolic claim that her product can cure all diseases.
Often appears as...
- hyperbolic claim
- hyperbolic description
adjective
In mathematics, it relates to a hyperbola or its properties.
In hyperbolic geometry, the angles of a triangle do not add up to 180 degrees.
Often appears as...
- hyperbolic geometry
- hyperbolic function
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Used to create a strong impression but not meant to be taken literally.
He claimed to be starving, a hyperbolic way of saying he was very hungry.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Effect
Often used to provoke emotions like humor, irritation, or shock in the listener.
Her hyperbolic enthusiasm about the event was infectious.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Device
Common in creative writing and speeches to emphasize a point.
The novel was filled with hyperbolic language, making the characters larger than life.
Compare with
embellishexaggerateflamboyanceinflatemelodramaticsensationalizetheatrical
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Daphne Koller: What...
Scott Models help us design more effective institutions and policies. We get unbelievable segregation. Scott So Bush imagined that in the future, you'd wear a camera right in the center of your head. Mitchell Mills wants the student of sociology to develop the quality of mind Hanging cable takes on the form of a hyperbolic cosine. Nick For each pixel in the image, set the red to zero.
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Euclid's puzzling...
Flat surfaces behave one way, while positively and negatively curved surfaces display very different characteristics. At first these alternative geometries seemed strange, but were soon found to be equally adept at describing the world around us. Navigating our planet requires elliptical geometry while the much of the art of M.C. Escher displays hyperbolic geometry.
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ET is (probably) out...
substantially ahead of us and that means if you can understand anything that they're going to say then you might be able to short-circuit history by getting information from a society that's way beyond our own now you might find out a bit hyperbolic and maybe it is but nonetheless it's conceivable that this
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The beautiful math of...
happens to be a fact it's almost impossible to model this structure any other way and it's almost impossible to do it on computers so what is this hyperbolic geometry that corals and sea slugs embody so we the next few minutes is we're all going to get raised up to the level of a sea slug this sort of
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Margaret Wertheim: The...
is with crochet. It happens to be a fact. It's almost impossible to model this structure any other way, and it's almost impossible to do it on computers. So what is this hyperbolic geometry that corals and sea slugs embody? The next few minutes is, we're all going to get raised up
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Sheila Patek: Measuring...
So, very interesting parallels between the biological and the engineering worlds. And interestingly, this turns out -- the stomatopod saddle turns out to be the first described biological hyperbolic paraboloid spring. That's a bit long, but it is sort of interesting.
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This company pays kids...
because I could bribe students by telling them about my big bonuses in my derivative trading days as a reward for doing well at maths. But it doesn't pay off for a very long time. So it's practically naught. Behavioral economists call this hyperbolic discounting.
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Rule Your World: Time...
look at that old guy many of them immediately began applying sunscreen behavioral scientists call it hyperbolic discounting the rest of us just call it human being stink at planning for the future we often prefer smaller payoffs now like
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Is math discovered or...
believed that the existence of non-Euclidean geometry, dealing with the non-flat surfaces of hyperbolic and elliptical curvatures, proved that Euclidean geometry, the long standing geometry of flat surfaces, was not a universal truth,
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What's wrong with what...
-- may be this year's version of this. Now, that is only a little bit hyperbolic. And why do I say it? Because only once before has the fate of individual people and the fate of all of humanity
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Daphne Koller: What...
Scott Models help us design more effective institutions and policies. We get unbelievable segregation. Scott So Bush imagined that in the future, you'd wear a camera right in the center of your head. Mitchell Mills wants the student of sociology to develop the quality of mind Hanging cable takes on the form of a hyperbolic cosine. Nick For each pixel in the image, set the red to zero.
Video examples
Euclid's puzzling...
Flat surfaces behave one way, while positively and negatively curved surfaces display very different characteristics. At first these alternative geometries seemed strange, but were soon found to be equally adept at describing the world around us. Navigating our planet requires elliptical geometry while the much of the art of M.C. Escher displays hyperbolic geometry.
Video examples
ET is (probably) out...
substantially ahead of us and that means if you can understand anything that they're going to say then you might be able to short-circuit history by getting information from a society that's way beyond our own now you might find out a bit hyperbolic and maybe it is but nonetheless it's conceivable that this
Video examples
The beautiful math of...
happens to be a fact it's almost impossible to model this structure any other way and it's almost impossible to do it on computers so what is this hyperbolic geometry that corals and sea slugs embody so we the next few minutes is we're all going to get raised up to the level of a sea slug this sort of
Video examples
Margaret Wertheim: The...
is with crochet. It happens to be a fact. It's almost impossible to model this structure any other way, and it's almost impossible to do it on computers. So what is this hyperbolic geometry that corals and sea slugs embody? The next few minutes is, we're all going to get raised up
Video examples
Sheila Patek: Measuring...
So, very interesting parallels between the biological and the engineering worlds. And interestingly, this turns out -- the stomatopod saddle turns out to be the first described biological hyperbolic paraboloid spring. That's a bit long, but it is sort of interesting.
Video examples
This company pays kids...
because I could bribe students by telling them about my big bonuses in my derivative trading days as a reward for doing well at maths. But it doesn't pay off for a very long time. So it's practically naught. Behavioral economists call this hyperbolic discounting.
Video examples
Rule Your World: Time...
look at that old guy many of them immediately began applying sunscreen behavioral scientists call it hyperbolic discounting the rest of us just call it human being stink at planning for the future we often prefer smaller payoffs now like
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
believed that the existence of non-Euclidean geometry, dealing with the non-flat surfaces of hyperbolic and elliptical curvatures, proved that Euclidean geometry, the long standing geometry of flat surfaces, was not a universal truth,
Video examples
What's wrong with what...
-- may be this year's version of this. Now, that is only a little bit hyperbolic. And why do I say it? Because only once before has the fate of individual people and the fate of all of humanity
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Chuck Norris
American Actor
As I travel the world, it seems that younger people identify me merely with some of the folklore in the 'Chuck Norris Facts' - those hyperbolic sayings that elevate my abilities beyond my capabilities. Others view me in light of the character I played in 'Walker, Texas Ranger' or in one of my 20 tough-guy films.
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Adam Lashinsky
American Editor
The rap against Tesla has always been of the 'yes, but' variety. Yes, it's a fine artisanal designer and manufacturer of electric cars, and its CEO is one of the few business leaders alive for whom the label 'visionary' isn't hyperbolic.
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Mauro Ranallo
Canadian Entertainer
It's a daily struggle for me to stay alive. I don't mean to be melodramatic, hyperbolic, or go into my broadcast mode. But even that, my career is bipolar.
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Clint Smith
American Writer
I'm not sure that there are days of my life when I'm not confronted with racism. For some, that may seem hyperbolic, but it's true.
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Josh Gondelman
American Author
I tweeted that Tom Brady's politics are 'garbage,' which may have been hyperbolic.
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David Berman
American Musician
Fan reaction is so out-sized and hyperbolic in rock music compared to other arts.
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Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
Hyperbolic headlines always attract more attention than mundane truths.
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Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian Mathematician
In particular, I am interested in understanding hyperbolic surfaces.
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Brett Gelman
American Actor
I like being strange. I like being hyperbolic and surreal.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Box-set culture inclines to the hyperbolic.
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Chuck Norris
American Actor
As I travel the world, it seems that younger people identify me merely with some of the folklore in the 'Chuck Norris Facts' - those hyperbolic sayings that elevate my abilities beyond my capabilities. Others view me in light of the character I played in 'Walker, Texas Ranger' or in one of my 20 tough-guy films.
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Adam Lashinsky
American Editor
The rap against Tesla has always been of the 'yes, but' variety. Yes, it's a fine artisanal designer and manufacturer of electric cars, and its CEO is one of the few business leaders alive for whom the label 'visionary' isn't hyperbolic.
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Mauro Ranallo
Canadian Entertainer
It's a daily struggle for me to stay alive. I don't mean to be melodramatic, hyperbolic, or go into my broadcast mode. But even that, my career is bipolar.
Quote examples
Clint Smith
American Writer
I'm not sure that there are days of my life when I'm not confronted with racism. For some, that may seem hyperbolic, but it's true.
Quote examples
Josh Gondelman
American Author
I tweeted that Tom Brady's politics are 'garbage,' which may have been hyperbolic.
Quote examples
David Berman
American Musician
Fan reaction is so out-sized and hyperbolic in rock music compared to other arts.
Quote examples
Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
Hyperbolic headlines always attract more attention than mundane truths.
Quote examples
Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian Mathematician
In particular, I am interested in understanding hyperbolic surfaces.
Quote examples
Brett Gelman
American Actor
I like being strange. I like being hyperbolic and surreal.
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Box-set culture inclines to the hyperbolic.
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