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Asymptote -- from the MathWorld Classroom

  • ️Weisstein, Eric W.
  • ️Mon May 09 2005
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An asymptote is a line or curve that approaches a given curve arbitrarily closely.

Asymptote is a high school-level concept that would be first encountered in a pre-calculus course. It is an Advanced Placement Calculus AB topic and is listed in the California State Standards for Algebra II.


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