Found 3 items, similar to asymptote.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: asymptote asimtot
English → English (WordNet) Definition: asymptote asymptote n : a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; “the asymptote of the curve”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Asymptote Asymptote \As"ymp*tote\ (?; 215), n. [Gr. ? not falling together; 'a priv. + ? to fall together; ? with + ? to fall. Cf. Symptom.] (Math.) 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. [1913 Webster]