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单词 asymptote
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•ymp•tote  (asim tōt′),USA pronunciation n. [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsa straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity.
  • Greek asýmptōtos, equivalent. to a- a-6 + sýmptōtos falling together (sym- sym- + ptōtós falling, derivative of ptō-, variant stem of píptein to fall + -tos verbid suffix)
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
asymptote /ˈæsɪmˌtəʊt/ n
  1. a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek asumptōtos not falling together, from a-1 + syn- + ptōtos inclined to fall, from piptein to fall
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