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The hyperbolic functions are related to a hyperbola is the same way the the circular functions are related to a circle.

So, while the points with coordinates [cos(t), sin(t)] generate the unit circle, their hyperbolic counterparts, [cosh(t) , sinh(t)] generate the right half of the equilateral hyperbola. Other circular functions (tan, sec, cosec and cot) also have their hyperbolic counterparts, as do the inverse functions.

An alternative, equivalent pair of definitions is:

cosh(x) = (ex + e-x)/2

and

sinh(x) = (ex - e-x)/2

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