[as-im-tot-ik] 
| 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. |
as·ymp·tote (ās'ĭm-tōt', -ĭmp-)  (click for larger image in new window) n. A line whose distance to a given curve tends to zero. An asymptote may or may not intersect its associated curve. [Ultimately from Greek asumptōtos, not intersecting : a-, not; see a-1 + sumptōtos, intersecting (from sumpiptein, sumptō-, to converge : sun-, syn- + piptein, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots).] as'ymp·tot'ic (-tŏt'ĭk), as'ymp·tot'i·cal adj., as'ymp·tot'i·cal·ly adv. |
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