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asymptotically

Variant of asymptote

noun

Math. a straight line always approaching but never meeting a curve; tangent to a curve at infinity

Origin: ModL asymptota < Gr asymptōtos < a-, not + symptōtos, self-intersecting < syn-, together + piptein, to fall: see feather

Related Forms:

asymptotic adjective or asymptotical
asymptotically adverb

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