asymptote
noun
as·ymp·tote
\ˈa-səm(p)-ˌtōt\
———
: a straight line associated with a curve
such that as a point moves along
an infinite branch of the curve the distance from the point to the line approaches zero and the slope of
the curve at the point approaches the slope of the line.
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