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adjective
Mathematics
.
1.
of or pertaining to an
asymptote
.
2.
(of a function) approaching a given value as an
expression
containing a variable tends to infinity.
3.
(of two functions) so defined that their ratio approaches unity as the
independent variable
approaches a limit or infinity.
4.
(of a formula) becoming increasingly exact as a variable approaches a limit, usually infinity.
5.
coming into consideration as a variable approaches a limit, usually infinity:
asymptotic property; asymptotic behavior.
Also,
as·ymp·tot·i·cal.
Origin:
1665–75;
asymptote
+
-ic
Related forms
as·ymp·tot·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given
a statement that two quantities are equal; an equation
a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, the operator
the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another
to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division
the operation or process of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities, denoted by a minus sign (?)
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asymptotic
or
asymptotical
(ˌæsɪmˈtɒtɪk)
—
adj
1.
of or referring to an asymptote
2.
(of a function, series, formula, etc) approaching a given value or condition, as a variable or an expression containing a variable approaches a limit, usually infinity
asymptotical
or
asymptotical
—
adj
asymptotically
or
asymptotical
—
adv
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