In hyperbolic geometry an ideal triangle is a hyperbolic triangle whose three vertices all lie on the circle at infinity. In the hyperbolic metric, any two ideal triangles are congruent. Ideal triangles are also sometimes called triply asymptotic triangles or trebly asymptotic triangles.
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