asymptote

Etymology
, from, the feminine of ' Ancient Greek adjective , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
 * 2)  Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.

Translations

 * Basque: asintota
 * Bengali: অসীমতট
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 * Czech: asymptota
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 * Icelandic: aðfella, ósnertill
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 * Japanese: 漸近線
 * Maori: rārangi pātata, tepe whakatata
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 * Portuguese: assíntota, assímptota , assintota , assimptota
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 * Spanish: asíntota
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Verb

 * 1)  To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
 * 2) * 2006: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Perimeter of Ignorance
 * As you become more scientific, yes, the religiosity drops off, but it asymptotes.

Etymology
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