Asymptotic
Origin: Gr. ἀσύμπτωτος
Straight line that continuously approaches a curve but does not meet it within finite distance. Having the property of monotonically approaching a specific value without ever reaching it, as in "1/x is asymptotic to 0 as x increases.
Spanish: Asíntota
Sources and references
- Spanish Royal Academy Dictionary, D. Appleton-Century Company, “The New Dictionary of the English Language,”view
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