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1. (n.) asymptote
Math. a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity.
Etymology: (1650–60; < Gk asýmptōtos lit., not meeting =a-a -6+sýmptōtos, v. adj. of sympíptein to converge; see symptom)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) asymptote
a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity
"the asymptote of the curve"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) asymptote
a line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. asymptote
a line always approaching some curve but never meeting it.
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