asymptote
(noun) a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; “the asymptote of the curve”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
asymptote (plural asymptotes)
(analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely, as they go to infinity. The limit of the curve, its tangent "at infinity".
(by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
asymptote (third-person singular simple present asymptotes, present participle asymptoting, simple past and past participle asymptoted)
(analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
Source: Wiktionary
As"ymp*tote, n. Etym: [Gr. Symptom.] (Math.)
Definition: A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2025
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
