Asymptote
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title:
Asymptote
text:
In analytic geometry, an asymptote of a curve is a line such that the distance between the curve and the line approaches zero as one or both of the x or y coordinates tends to infinity. In projective geometry and related contexts, an asymptote of a curve is a line which is tangent to the curve at a point at infinity. The word asymptote is derived from the Greek ἀσύμπτωτος (asumptōtos) which means "not falling together", from ἀ priv. + σύν "together" + πτωτ-ός "fallen". The term was introduced by
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Limit of the tangent line at a point that tends to infinity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptote
date created:
2002-01-04T17:27:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T13:26:33Z
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