Look up: asymptote

1. Asymptote
   The point on a graph where a line reaches a plateau; in the growth of a population it is the point at which numerical stability is reached.
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2. asymptote
   [n] - a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve
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3. asymptote
   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 Category: Mathematics
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4. Asymptote
   As'ymp·tote noun [ Greek ... not falling together; 'a priv. + ... to fall together; ... with + ... to fall. Confer Symptom .] (Math.) A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely e...
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5. asymptote
   <mathematics> 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. ... Origin: Gr. Not...
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6. asymptote
   noun 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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7. Asymptote
   • (n.) 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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8. asymptote
   (from the article `mathematics`) ...of these curves. A sample of the topics he covered includes the following: the relations satisfied by the diameters and tangents of conics (Book ...
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9. asymptote
   asymptote 1. A straight line that a curve continually approaches, but never meets, even if the curve is extended to infinity. 2. A line that draws increasingly nearer to a curve without ever meeting it. 3. From Greek asymptotos, 'not falling together,' from a-, 'not' + syn 'with' + ptotos, 'fallen'; from piptein, 'to fall'.
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10. Asymptote
    In geometry, an asymptote is a line which is continually approaching a curve, but never meets it, however far either of them may be prolonged. This may be conceived as a tangent to a curve at an infinite distance.
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11. asymptote
    In coordinate geometry, a straight line that a curve approaches progressively more closely but never reaches. The x and y axes are asymptotes to the graph of xy = constant (a rectangular hyperbola). If a point on a curve approaches a straight line such that its distance from the straight ...
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12. Asymptote
    In t-->) of a curve is a line such that the distance between the curve and the line approaches zero as they tend to infinity. Some sources include the requirement that the curve may not cross the line infinitely often, but this is unusual for modern authors. In some contexts, such as algebraic geome...
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13. Asymptote
    (vector graphics language) `Asymptote` is a descriptive vector graphics language, developed by Andy Hammerlindl, John C. Bowman (University of Alberta), and Tom Prince, that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing. Asymptote runs on all major platforms (UNIX, Mac O...
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