as·ymp·tote ( s  m-t t , -mp-)n. A line whose distance to a given curve tends to zero. An asymptote may or may not intersect its associated curve. [Ultimately from Greek asumpt tos, not intersecting : a-, not; see a-1 + sumpttos, intersecting (from sumpiptein, sumpt-, to converge : sun-, syn- + piptein, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots).]as ymp·totic (-t tk), asymp·toti·cal adj.as ymp·toti·cal·ly adv. |   The x and y axes are asymptotes of the hyperbola xy = 1. |
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| Adv. | 1. | asymptotically - toward an asymptote; "it grew asymptotically" |
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