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An '''asymptote''' is a [[line]] or [[curve]] that a certain [[function]] approaches.
An '''asymptote''' is a [[line]] or [[curve]] that a certain [[function]] approaches.
Asymptotes can be of three different kinds: horizontal, vertical or slanted (oblique).
== Horizontal Asymptotes ==
== Vertical Asymptotes ==
== Slanted Asymptotes ==


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For the vector graphics language, see Asymptote (Vector Graphics Language).

An asymptote is a line or curve that a certain function approaches.

Asymptotes can be of three different kinds: horizontal, vertical or slanted (oblique).

Horizontal Asymptotes

Vertical Asymptotes

Slanted Asymptotes

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