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Asymptote
Meaning
Noun
●
In Mathematical analysis, Curves, Functions, Shapes & Infinity:
A
straight line
which a
curve
approaches
arbitrarily
closely
as it
goes to
infinity
. The
limit
of the
curve
; its
tangent
"at
infinity
".
●
Anything which
comes
near
to but never
meets
something else.
Verb
●
In Mathematical analysis, Curves, Functions & Shapes:
To approach, but never quite
touch
, a
straight line
, as something
goes to
infinity.
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