asymptote
noun/ˈæsɪmtoʊt/
Frequency rank: #19,744 most common English word
Meaning
a line that a curve approaches arbitrarily closely but never reaches.
Example sentence
The graph of the function approaches the x-axis as its asymptote, getting closer and closer but never actually touching it.
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