Sekirov Dictionary

asymptote

UK /ˈæsɪmptəʊ̯t/US /ˈæsɪmptoʊ̯t/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
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(figurative) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
- Language, in relation to thought, must ever be regarded as an asymptote. — 1860

verb1

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To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
- As you become more scientific, yes, the religiosity drops off, but it asymptotes. — 2006

forms

asymptoted · asymptoting · asymptotes

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