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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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People will keep trying to reproduce all of that artificially, no doubt, because the asymptote of fidelity is a moneymaker.
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Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Even at a technical level, traditional pot still distillation is seemingly reaching the asymptote of its innovation curve.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Death, though, is not an asymptote.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
In contrast, speed over middle and long distances, at least at the elite level, appears to be reaching an asymptote.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2017
Bear in mind, though, that hyperbolic functions diverge to infinity at the asymptote.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2018
Across the world, most countries have reopened but there remains disquieting uncertainty on whether or not the pandemic has indeed approached its asymptote of endemicity.
—David Walcott, Forbes, 17 May 2022
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Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Even at a technical level, traditional pot still distillation is seemingly reaching the asymptote of its innovation curve.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Death, though, is not an asymptote.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
In contrast, speed over middle and long distances, at least at the elite level, appears to be reaching an asymptote.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2017
Bear in mind, though, that hyperbolic functions diverge to infinity at the asymptote.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2018
Across the world, most countries have reopened but there remains disquieting uncertainty on whether or not the pandemic has indeed approached its asymptote of endemicity.
—David Walcott, Forbes, 17 May 2022
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“Asymptote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asymptote. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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