The name for the shape of Pringles is called a ‘Hyperbolic Paraboloid’.

Articles published by the University of Alabama (UA) and The Packaging Company proves that the shape of Pringles is known as Hyperbolic Paraboloid.

Articles published by the University of Alabama (UA) and The Packaging Company proves that the shape of Pringles is known as Hyperbolic Paraboloid.University of Alabama (UA) clarifies that according to the UA professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics, Dr David Cruz-Uribe, Pringles chips' shape is mathematically known as a hyperbolic paraboloid.

Geogebra website also states that the Pringle chips are a great example of a surface that takes the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid.

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