asymptote
To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinityTo approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
» The exponential function has a horizontal asymptote.
Die Exponentialfunktion besitzt eine waagerechte Asymptote. — MUIRIEL
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1 sensesTo approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
2006: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Perimeter of Ignorance As you become more scientific, yes, the religiosity drops off, but it asymptotes.
Examples
2 sentencesThe exponential function has a horizontal asymptote.
deDie Exponentialfunktion besitzt eine waagerechte Asymptote. — MUIRIEL
The graph of the cosecant function has vertical asymptotes.
deDer Graph der Kosekansfunktion besitzt vertikale Asymptoten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
circa 1650, from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτη (asúmptōtē), the feminine of Apollonius Pergaeus'circa 1650, from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτη (asúmptōtē), the feminine of Apollonius Pergaeus' (circa 200 BC) Ancient Greek adjective ἀσύμπτωτος (asúmptōtos, “not falling together”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + συν- (sun-, “together”) + πτωτός (ptōtós, “fallen”). See also a-, syn-, -ote.
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Forms
asymptotes, asymptoting, asymptoted, asymptoted| Base form | asymptote · to asymptote |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | asymptotes |
| Present participle | asymptoting |
| Past simple | asymptoted |
| Past participle | asymptoted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.