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asymptote

/ˈeɪ̯sɪmtoʊ̯t/

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noun

점근선

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. "

그래프에 대해 배우는 학생으로서, 사라는 숙제 문제의 곡선이 x축에 점점 더 가까워지지만 절대 닿지 않는다는 것을 깨달았고, x축을 곡선의 점근선으로 만들었다.

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noun

점근선, 근접

(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. "

그녀가 까다로운 상사를 완벽하게 만족시키려는 시도는 점근선과 같았다. 그녀는 승인에 점점 더 가까워졌지만, 결코 완전히 달성하지 못했다.

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verb

점근선에 접근하다, 닿지 않고 가까워지다

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%. "

학생이 열심히 공부할수록 시험 점수는 완벽한 점수에 가까워질 수 있지만, 실제로 100%에 도달하지 못할 수도 있습니다.