asymptote noun. ['asɪm(p)tǝʊt] M17.
[mod. Latin asymptota (sc. linea line) from Greek asumptōtos adjective (also used as noun), from A-¹⁰ + sun- SYN- + ptōtos apt to fall.]
Math. A straight line which is continually approached by a given curve but does not meet it within a finite distance.

■ asymptotic [asɪm(p)'tɒtɪk] adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an asymptote; pertaining to the behaviour of a function when its argument takes large values: L17.

■ asymp'totical adjective E18.

■ asymp'totically adverb in the manner of an asymptote L17.

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