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conjugate axis
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conjugate axis [′kän·jə·gət ′ak·səs]
(mathematics)
For a hyperbola whose equation in cartesian coordinates has the standard form (x2/a2) - (y2/b2) = 1, the portion of theyaxis from (0,-b) to (0,b).
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