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asymptoting

asymptoting is the present participle and gerund of asymptote.

Meaning of asymptote

Verb

asymptote (third-person singular simple present asymptotes, present participle asymptoting, simple past and past participle asymptoted)

  1. To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
    • 2006: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Perimeter of Ignorance
      As you become more scientific, yes, the religiosity drops off, but it asymptotes.

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Questions about asymptoting

What is asymptoting the present participle and gerund of?
Asymptoting is the present participle and gerund of asymptote.

Words near asymptoting in the dictionary

  1. asymptotical
  2. asymptotically
  3. asymptoticity
  4. asymptoticly
  5. asymptotics
  6. asymptoting
  7. asymtope
  8. asynapsed
  9. asynapses
  10. asynapsis
  11. asynaptic

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