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Noun: hyperbolic function
  1. (mathematics) a function that is derived from some arithmetic operations on the exponential function with base e and the inverse function, and was named after the corresponding similar trigonometric function
    "Students learned about hyperbolic functions like sinh and cosh in advanced calculus"

Derived forms: hyperbolic functions

Encyclopedia: Hyperbolic function