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asymptote Definition


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asymptote
noun
    1. geom.
      A line, usually a straight one, which is continually approached by a curve that never actually meets the line.
    2. Something that seems as though it might be conclusive or might concur with something else, but never quite does so.
Derivative: asymptotic
adj
    Derivative: asymptotical
    adj
      Derivative: asymptotically
      adverb
        Etymology: 17c: from Greek asymptotos not falling together.



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