rectangular hyperbola

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rectangular hyperbola

[rek′taŋ·gyə·lər hī′pər·bə·lə]
(mathematics)
A hyperbola whose major and minor axes are equal.
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This law is due to the fact that the element content Y when estimated in relation to 1 gram-atom, in any chemical combination with molecular mass X, may be described by the adduced equations for the positive branches of the rectangular hyperbolas of the type Y = K/X (where Y [less than or equal to] 1, K [less than or equal to] X), arranged in the order of increasing nuclear charge, and having the common virtual axis with their peaks tending to the state Y =1 or K =X as they become further removed from the origin of coordinates, reaching a maximum atomic mass designating the last element.
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