asymptote

• n. [数] 渐近线

英文词源

asymptote (n.)

"straight line continually approaching but never meeting a curve," 1650s, from Greek asymptotos "not falling together," from a- "not" + syn "with" + ptotos "fallen," verbal adjective from piptein "to fall" (see symptom). Related: Asymptotic.

双语例句

1. A hyperbola approaches but does not meet its asymptote.

双曲线逐渐接近它的渐近线但不相交.

来自辞典例句

2. An asymptote is a line or curve that approaches a given curve arbitrarily closely.

所以渐近线也可能是一条曲线.不过方便起见我们都讨论渐近“线”.

来自互联网

3. He and the design firm Asymptote collaborated on the space. It has already won two awards.

店面空间是他和设计公司“渐近线”合作打造的, 已经赢得两项大奖.

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