hy·per·bol·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik 
variants
or less commonly hyperbolical
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolic claims
1
geometry
: of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola
2
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point
hyperbolic geometry
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Adams maintained that the comments were meant to be hyperbolic.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Unlike a circular or an elliptical orbit, the spacecraft’s path in hyperbolic orbit won’t keep it orbiting around Mars.
—Piyush Mehta, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
And that actually really is a representation of this hyperbolic geometry.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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When these optimization processes lead to outcomes that disregard human values or well-being in subtle yet significant ways, the analogy to psychopathic tendencies becomes less of a hyperbolic statement and more of a cautionary observation.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Adams maintained that the comments were meant to be hyperbolic.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Unlike a circular or an elliptical orbit, the spacecraft’s path in hyperbolic orbit won’t keep it orbiting around Mars.
—Piyush Mehta, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
And that actually really is a representation of this hyperbolic geometry.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Hyperbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbolic. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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