noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
asymptote
Mathematical term for a line that a curve approaches arbitrarily closely. Used in technical contexts.
この曲線の漸近線を求めなさい。
Find the asymptote of this curve.
関数のグラフはx軸に漸近する。
The graph of the function approaches the x-axis asymptotically.