asymptote
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ɪmˌtoʊt noun Mathematics.
a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity.
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asymptote (ˈæsɪmˌtəʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity | |
| [C17: from Greek asumptōtos not falling together, from | |
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Asymptote
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
asymptote
"straight line continually approaching but never meeting a curve," 1650s, from Gk. asymptotos "not falling together," from a- "not" + syn "with" + ptotos "fallen," verbal adj. from piptein "to fall" (see petition). Related: Asymptotic (1670s).
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asymptote (ās'ĭm-tōt') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A line whose distance to a given curve tends to zero. An asymptote may or may not intersect its associated curve. |
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Example sentences
Therefore, launch at any other time would be targeted to a slightly non-optimal asymptote.
The miss distance is illustrated for the more distant flyby and is the separation of the asymptote from the planet's center.
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