asymptote

Noun

A straight line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance.

ریشه

From the Greek word 'asumptōtos', meaning 'not falling together'.

مثال

• The graph of the function has an asymptote at x = 0.
• The hyperbola has two asymptotes.
• As the value of x approaches infinity, the curve approaches the asymptote.