Definitions from Wiktionary (asymptote)
▸ noun: (mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
▸ noun: (by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
▸ verb: (mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
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▸ noun: (mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
▸ noun: (by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
▸ verb: (mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
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point at infinity,
tangent,
critical point,
tangent line,
point of inflection,
ideal point,
equilateral hyperbola,
null infinity,
absolute,
extreme point,
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