A group is described by this adjective if every triangle on its Cayley graph is delta-thin, a concept introduced by Mikhael Gromov. By the uniformization theorem, this adjective describes every Riemann surface that isn’t the Riemann sphere or the quotient of the complex plane by a discrete subgroup. In a model of a plane described by this adjective, a horocycle is the set of points tangent to the boundary circle. A plane described by this adjective is modeled by the Poincaré (“pwon-car-AY”) disk. A plane is described by this adjective if every point is a saddle point or if the plane has constant negative curvature. Triangles have angles that sum to less than 180 degrees in a geometry described by this word that was introduced by Nikolai Lobachevsky. For 10 points, name this adjective derived from a conic section with two non-connected curves. ■END■
ANSWER: hyperbolic [accept hyperbolic groups or hyperbolic Riemann surface or hyperbolic plane or hyperbolic geometry; accept hyperbolas; reject “conformal”]
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