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asymptotic

adj
/ˌæsɪm(p)ˈtɒtɪk/UK/ˌæsəm(p)ˈtɑtɪk/US

Etymology

From asymptote + -ic.

  1. borrowed from ἀσύμπτωτη
  2. suffixed as asymptotic — “asymptote + ic”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.

  2. Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.

    • Because for some transwomen, femininity can feel asymptotic — the closer you get, the more you feel you can never make it.
    • The asymptotic behavior of a function

The neighborhood

Derived

asymptotically, asymptotic analysis, asymptotic curve, asymptotic freedom, asymptotic giant branch, asymptotics, asymptotic stability, asymptotic throughput, nonasymptotic, preasymptotic

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