Meaning Of The Word Asymptote

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Asymptote Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Asymptote?

asymptote in American English
a straight line always approaching but never meeting a curve; tangent to a curve at infinity
noun: a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity

asymptote in British English
noun: a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity

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