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Asymptote   /ˈæsəmtˌoʊt/  /ˈæsɪmptˌoʊt/   Listen
Asymptote

noun
1.
A straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity.






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"Asymptote" Quotes from Famous Books



... characterize parallels by, since it is the attribute really involved in the signification of the name. If to be in the same plane and never to meet were all that is meant by being parallel, we should feel no incongruity in speaking of a curve as parallel to its asymptote. The meaning of parallel lines is, lines which pursue exactly the same direction, and which, therefore, neither draw nearer nor go farther from one another; a conception suggested at once by the contemplation ...
— A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive • John Stuart Mill



Words linked to "Asymptote" :   straight line, asymptotic



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