asymptote

/as-im-toht/US // ˈæs ɪmˌtoʊt //UK // (ˈæsɪmˌtəʊt) //

渐近线,近似值,渐近值,渐进线

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Mathematics.
- : a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity.

Even so there are asymptote figures in geometry where an infinite length makes only a finite progress in breadth.
If these factors are all real and distinct, there is an asymptote corresponding to each factor.
But after you have demonstrated to him the properties of the hyperbola and its asymptote, the apparent absurdity vanishes.
Asymptote, a line always approaching some curve but never meeting it.
The curve is symmetrical about the axis of y and has the axis of x for its asymptote.