Asymptote

[æsimtәut]

解释:

(noun.) a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; 'the asymptote of the curve'.

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解释:

(n.) A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance.

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解释:

n. (math.) a line that continually approaches nearer to some curve without ever meeting it.—adjs. Asymptot′ic -al.—adv. Asymptot′ically.

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