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The Meaning of an “Inverse Tangent Function Approaching an Asymptote”, the Etymology of “Linear Asymptote”, and the Reason 𝐘 (the Function’s Output Based Upon 𝐗) Will Never Reach 𝐀 (the Asymptote) Within a Function

If one feels like an "inverse tangent function approaching an asymptote" one is feeling "stuck". A linear asymptote is essentially a straight line to which a graphed curve moves closer and closer but does not reach, derived from the Ancient Greek "asýmptōtos" which means "not falling together". Given a function 𝐘=𝐟𝐧(𝐗) with asymptote , 𝐀 represents a number that, no matter how big (or, given the function, small) you make 𝐗, 𝐘 will never make it to because the function continuously approaches 𝐀 w...


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