Math term question

[grandkodiak]

Whats the word for something that continusly approaches a value but never gets there? think its used in calculus...

like walking 50% of the way to the wall over and over will technically never get you there (on a number line anyway)

[Dax]

aggravated?

[grandkodiak]

lol

[eddierox]

Typically it's an irrational number with the best known as pi.

In calculus, it is known as: the sum of such as it approaches infinity.

In theoretical statistics: alpha is what we know as the unknown number despite the infiniteness of theta as we try to determine omega.

As an example there is always a number between 0.000000000000000000000000 & 0.0000000000000000000001

In science a radioactive isotope has a half-life or the half of the half of the half (of the matter) on and on on to infinity

[Dax]

I think it's, perpetual infinity approach something or other.

Man I hated calculus

[Dax]

Typically it's an irrational number with the best known as pi.

In calculus, it is known as: the sum of such as it approaches infinity.

In theoretical statistics: alpha is what we know as the unknown number despite the infiniteness of theta as we try to determine omega.

As an example there is always a number between 0.000000000000000000000000 & 0.0000000000000000000001

0.000000000000000000000000
0.0000000000000000000001

Hey what do you know, two digits off.

I want my two dollars, Mister.

[NdrSiege]

Asymptote?

[NdrSiege]

I think it's, perpetual infinity approach something or other.

Man I hated calculus

I love calculus. Not the best at it, but I still love it.

[Kmcrlyn]

I want my two dollars, Mister.

seems like ive heard this before. play nice.

[Dax]

seems like ive heard this before. play nice.

I am, I am.

But I still don't like Calculus

[shadegray]

It's the limit as you approach something. You can have a limit due to an asymptote, which leaves you with a limit of positive or negative infinity. Unless it's positive infinity on one side and negative on the other, then the limit does not exist.

[grandkodiak]

I'm thinking asymptote is what I'm looking for... but I could have swore there was a another one...

[ss~zoso~ss]

asymptotic

[ss~zoso~ss]

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Asymptotic.html

[Bandit1]

huuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Kjz99z28]

It's the limit as you approach something. You can have a limit due to an asymptote, which leaves you with a limit of positive or negative infinity. Unless it's positive infinity on one side and negative on the other, then the limit does not exist.

Limit

[ATCharming]

Asymptote

[ss~zoso~ss]

asymptotic

[eddierox]

psuedo-asymptotic

[ATCharming]

hyperbole