hyperbole

Communications

(noun)

Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

Writing

(noun)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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  • Hyperbole

Examples of hyperbole in the following topics:

  • Hyperbolic Functions

    • Hyperbolic function is an analog of the ordinary trigonometric function, also called circular function.
    • The basic hyperbolic functions are the hyperbolic sine "$\sinh$," and the hyperbolic cosine "$\cosh$," from which are derived the hyperbolic tangent "$\tanh$," and so on, corresponding to the derived functions.
    • The inverse hyperbolic functions are the area hyperbolic sine "arsinh" (also called "asinh" or sometimes "arcsinh") and so on.
    • The hyperbolic functions take real values for a real argument called a hyperbolic angle.
    • The size of a hyperbolic angle is the area of its hyperbolic sector.
  • Hyperbolic Functions

  • Hyperbole

    • Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration or overstatement to get your point across to your audience.
    • Hyperbole comes from the Greek word meaning exaggeration and that is exactly what it is.
    • Often, you can identify hyperbolic claims by certain trigger words such as "most," "best," or "worst. " But not all hyperbole is that clear cut.
    • Hyperbole is a form of exaggeration.
    • State how hyperbole can be used as a stylistic tool in speech
  • Applications of Hyperbolas

    • In the figure, the blue line shows the hyperbolic Kepler orbit.
    • Physically, another way to understand hyperbolic orbits is in terms of the energy of the orbiting particle.
    • If there is any additional energy on top of the minimum (zero) value, the trajectory will become hyperbolic, and so E is positive in the hyperbolic orbit case.
    • Blue is a hyperbolic trajectory (e > 1).
  • The budget constraint: balancing income, consumption, and saving across time

    • As a result, four different models attempted to explain the affect of time on consumption and saving decisions: Fisher's Model of Intertemporal Consumption, Modigliani's Life Cycle Income Hypothesis, Friedman's Permanent Income Hypothesis, and Hyperbolic Discounting.
    • They argue individuals are often affected by temporal myopia, where they respond to uncertainty by reducing the importance of the future of their decision making.This is called hyperbolic discounting.
  • Content

    • Don't engage in hyperbole.
    • You will not be able to get rid of hyperbole completely, and in general it's not necessary to do so.
    • Compared to other forms of miscommunication, hyperbole is not globally damaging—it hurts mainly the perpetrator.
  • Postsynaptic Potentials and Their Integration at the Synapse

    • Most inhibitory neurotransmitters hyperbolize the postsynaptic membrane by making it more permeable to potassium or chloride.
  • Personification

    • As a form of hyperbole, we know these animals can't speak English, go on madcap adventures in Disney World or use martial arts to right crime.
  • Pragmatism

    • Peirce developed the idea that inquiry depends on real doubt, not mere verbal or hyperbolic doubt.
  • Reading Challenging Texts

    • ., simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, comparison, contrast, etc.)?
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