asymptote

As nouns the difference between assimilation and asymptote

is that assimilation is assimilation while asymptote is asymptote (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely).

As a noun asymptote is

asymptote (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely).

As nouns the difference between asymptote and bound

is that asymptote is a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely, as they go to infinity. The limit of the curve, its tangent "at infinity" while bound is a boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

As verbs the difference between asymptote and bound

is that asymptote is to approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity while bound is past tense of bind.

As an adjective bound is

obliged (to).

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and asymptote

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while asymptote is asymptote (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely).

As nouns the difference between blobfish and asymptote

is that blobfish is Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania while asymptote is a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely, as they go to infinity. The limit of the curve, its tangent "at infinity".

As a verb asymptote is

to approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.

As nouns the difference between asymptote and pseudosphere

is that asymptote is asymptote (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely) while pseudosphere is (geometry) a surface generated by rotating a tractrix about its asymptote; a tractricoid.