asymptotic
[ as-im-tot-ik ]
/ ˌæs ɪmˈtɒt ɪk /
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adjective Mathematics.
of or relating to an asymptote.
(of a function) approaching a given value as an expression containing a variable tends to infinity.
(of two functions) so defined that their ratio approaches unity as the independent variable approaches a limit or infinity.
(of a formula) becoming increasingly exact as a variable approaches a limit, usually infinity.
coming into consideration as a variable approaches a limit, usually infinity: asymptotic property; asymptotic behavior.
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Example sentences from the Web for asymptotic
These findings would fit with the possibility that people who wear masks are more likely to experience asymptotic infections that cause them to produce antibodies without becoming sick.
That new study saying masks might not be effective? It has a few caveats.|Kate Baggaley|November 20, 2020|Popular ScienceThe difference of the temperatures only tends asymptotically toward zero.
B and I drag out dressing for thirty minutes; then we just sit while Time crawls asymptotically towards the hour.
The Lost Kafoozalum|Pauline AshwellThe theory is not a thing complete from the first, but a thing which grows, as it were asymptotically, towards certainty.
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British Dictionary definitions for asymptotic
asymptotic
asymptotical
/ (ˌæsɪmˈtɒtɪk) /
adjective
of or referring to an asymptote
(of a function, series, formula, etc) approaching a given value or condition, as a variable or an expression containing a variable approaches a limit, usually infinity
Derived forms of asymptotic
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