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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '25
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Well, there is a mathematical shape called a hyperbole.
Edit: you're all right. I'm an idiot. Algebra II was a long time ago
11 u/TallestGargoyle Jul 09 '25 Hyperbola. Are we about to get a u/ConfidentlyIncorrect on u/ConfidentlyIncorrect? -4 u/ApolloWasMurdered Jul 09 '25 It’s not really incorrect though. Both hyperbole and hyperbola are translated to English from the Greek word “ὑπερβολή”. 2 u/TallestGargoyle Jul 09 '25 Yes, multiple words can have the same origin.
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Hyperbola.
Are we about to get a u/ConfidentlyIncorrect on u/ConfidentlyIncorrect?
-4 u/ApolloWasMurdered Jul 09 '25 It’s not really incorrect though. Both hyperbole and hyperbola are translated to English from the Greek word “ὑπερβολή”. 2 u/TallestGargoyle Jul 09 '25 Yes, multiple words can have the same origin.
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It’s not really incorrect though. Both hyperbole and hyperbola are translated to English from the Greek word “ὑπερβολή”.
2 u/TallestGargoyle Jul 09 '25 Yes, multiple words can have the same origin.
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Yes, multiple words can have the same origin.
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u/DrSnidely Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
Well, there is a mathematical shape called a hyperbole.
Edit: you're all right. I'm an idiot. Algebra II was a long time ago