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asymptote

/ˈeɪ̯sɪmtoʊ̯t/

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noun

漸近線

A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely, as they go to infinity. The limit of the curve, its tangent "at infinity".

Examples :

"As a student learning about graphs, Sarah realized the curve on her homework question got closer and closer to the x-axis but never touched it, making the x-axis an asymptote of the curve. "

グラフについて学んでいる学生として、サラは宿題の問題の曲線がx軸にますます近づき、決して触れないことに気づき、x軸を曲線の漸近線にしました。

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noun

漸近線、接近するもの

(by extension) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.

Examples :

"Her attempts to perfectly please her demanding boss were like an asymptote; she got closer and closer to approval, but never quite achieved it. "

彼女の要求の厳しい上司を完璧に喜ばせようとする試みは、漸近線のようなものだった。彼女は承認に近づいたが、決して完全に達成することはなかった。

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verb

漸近線に近づく

To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.

Examples :

"As a student studies harder and harder, their test scores might asymptote towards a perfect grade, but they may never actually reach 100%. "

学生がますます熱心に勉強するにつれて、テストの点数は完璧な点に近づくかもしれませんが、実際に100％に達することはないかもしれません。