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asymptotical
Variant of asymptote
asymptote
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asymp·tote (as′im tōt′, -imp-)
noun
Math. a straight line always approaching but never meeting a curve; tangent to a curve at infinity
Etymology: ModL asymptota < Gr asymptōtos < a-, not + symptōtos, self-intersecting < syn-, together + piptein, to fall: see feather
Related Forms:
- asymptotic as′ymp·tot′ic (-tät′ik) adjective or asymptotical as′ymp·tot′i·cal
- asymptotically as′ymp·tot′i·cally adverb
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