Ideal Point

A type of point at infinity in which parallel lines in the hyperbolic plane intersect at infinity in one direction, while diverging from one another in the other.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Ideal Point." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/IdealPoint.html

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