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ASYMPTOTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
- Trigonometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asymptote
1, record 1, English, asymptote
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line or lines which approach nearer to a curve than any other line although infinitely extended, but never meet the curve. They may be curves or straight lines. 2, record 1, English, - asymptote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A straight line in relation to a curve such that as point moves along infinite branch of curve, the distance from point to line approaches zero. 3, record 1, English, - asymptote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the asymptotes of the hyperbola, from the Greek word meaning "not meeting." 4, record 1, English, - asymptote
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
- Trigonométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- asymptote
1, record 1, French, asymptote
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne dont les différents points s'approchent de plus en plus d'une courbe sans jamais l'atteindre. L'asymptote est tangente à la courbe à l'infini. 2, record 1, French, - asymptote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'adjectif «asymptote» cooccurre avec «cercle», «cône», «courbe», «droite», «forme», «plan», «point». Par contre, «asymptotique» se combine de préférence avec «approche», «comportement», «développement», «direction», «estimation», «ligne», «limite», «raccordement», «solution», «trajectoire» et «valeur». On dit «être asymptote à quelque chose», «être asymptotiquement stable ou instable», et «tendre ou converger asymptotiquement vers un attracteur». 2, record 1, French, - asymptote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
L'asymptote se rapproche indéfiniment. 2, record 1, French, - asymptote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
définir, déterminer géométriquement une asymptote, obtenir une asymptote. 2, record 1, French, - asymptote
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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