ASYMPTOTE
\ˈasɪmptˌə͡ʊt], \ˈasɪmptˌəʊt], \ˈa_s_ɪ_m_p_t_ˌəʊ_t]\
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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