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asymptote

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈæsɪmptəʊ̯t/Part of speech nounSorted aemopsttyStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity

Word origin

circa 1650, from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτη (asúmptōtē), the feminine of Apollonius Pergaeus' (circa 200 BC) Ancient Greek adjective ἀσύμπτωτος (asúmptōtos, “not falling together”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + συν- (sun-, “together”) + πτωτός (ptōtós, “fallen”). See also a-, syn-, -ote.

Used in a sentence

  • “Language, in relation to thought, must ever be regarded as an asymptote.”
  • “2006: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Perimeter of Ignorance As you become more scientific, yes, the religiosity drops off, but it asymptotes.”

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