Concept information
Preferred term
asymptote
Definition(s)
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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.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptote)
Broader concept(s)
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-RXBQ992C-8
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