ASYMPTOTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asymptote mean? • ASYMPTOTE (noun)
The noun ASYMPTOTE has 1 sense:
1. a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity
Familiarity information: ASYMPTOTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ASYMPTOTE (noun)
Meaning:
A straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Context example:
the asymptote of the curve
Hypernyms ("asymptote" is a kind of...):
straight line (a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature)
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