Asymptote
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.In analytic geometry, an asymptote of a curve is a line such that the distance between the curve and the line approaches zero as they tend to infinity. Some sources include the requirement that the curve may not cross the line infinitely often, but this is unusual for modern authors. In some contexts, such as algebraic geometry, an asymptote is defined as line which is tangent to a curve at infinity.The word asymptote comes from the Greek asymptotos which means "not falling together," from priv. + s ni "together" + pi - s "fallen."The term was introduced by Apollonius of Perga in his work on conic sections, but in contrast to its modern meaning, he used it to mean any line that does not intersect the given curve.
| EAN: | 9786131102509 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 84 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Surhone, Lambert M. Timpledon, Miriam T. Marseken, Susan F. |
| Verlag: | Betascript Publishing |
| Schlagworte: | Asymptote |
| Größe: | 150 × 220 |
