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asymptote
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asymptote

In mathematics, a line or curve that acts as the limit of another line or curve. For example, a descending curve that approaches but does not reach the horizontal axis is said to be asymptotic to that axis, which is the asymptote of the curve.



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It predicts that at infinite thickness, fluid penetration into the slab decreases asymptotically to almost zero value.
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