adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌæsɪm(p)ˈtɒtɪk/
US:/ˌæsəm(p)ˈtɑtɪk/
US:/ˌæsəm(p)ˈtɔtɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒtɪk
CMU ARPABET:AE1 S IH0 M P T AO2 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree English asymptote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English asymptotic From asymptote + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُقَارِب
(muqārib)
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Catalan:
asimptòtic
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Czech:
asymptotický
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Finnish:
asymptoottinen
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
French:
asymptotique
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
German:
asymptotisch
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Greek:
ασύμπτωτος
(asýmptotos)
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Ancient Greek:
ἀσύμπτωτος
(asúmptōtos)
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Hungarian:
aszimptotikus
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Italian:
asintotico
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Japanese:
漸近
(zenkin)
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Kazakh:
асимптотикалық
(asimptotikalyq)
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Polish:
asymptotyczny
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Portuguese:
assintótico
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Romanian:
asimptotic
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Russian:
асимптоти́ческий
(asimptotíčeskij)
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Spanish:
asintótico
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Swedish:
asymptotisk
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
Welsh:
asymptotig
— pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity
