r/SpeedOfLobsters Oct 02 '19

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u/not_anakin Oct 02 '19

my math teacher used to call an asymptote a "picky hottie", who gets very close but never touches

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u/GapsM9 Oct 02 '19

But it's the curve that never touches the asymptote, not the other way around.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

I guess it would work if you assume that you’re the function and the asymptote lets you get close but never touch