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  2. Asymptote - Wikipedia

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    If y=c is a horizontal asymptote of f(x), then y=c+k is a horizontal asymptote of f(x)+k; If a known function has an asymptote, then the scaling of the function also have an asymptote. If y=ax+b is an asymptote of f(x), then y=cax+cb is an asymptote of cf(x) For example, f(x)=e x-1 +2 has horizontal asymptote y=0+2=2, and no vertical or oblique ...

  3. Asymptotic analysis - Wikipedia

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    Asymptotic analysis. In mathematical analysis, asymptotic analysis, also known as asymptotics, is a method of describing limiting behavior. As an illustration, suppose that we are interested in the properties of a function f (n) as n becomes very large. If f(n) = n2 + 3n, then as n becomes very large, the term 3n becomes insignificant compared ...

  4. Sigmoid function - Wikipedia

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    A sigmoid function is constrained by a pair of horizontal asymptotes as . A sigmoid function is convex for values less than a particular point, and it is concave for values greater than that point: in many of the examples here, that point is 0.

  5. Generalised logistic function - Wikipedia

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    The generalized logistic function or curve is an extension of the logistic or sigmoid functions. Originally developed for growth modelling, it allows for more flexible S-shaped curves. The function is sometimes named Richards's curve after F. J. Richards, who proposed the general form for the family of models in 1959.

  6. Limit of a function - Wikipedia

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    e. In mathematics, the limit of a function is a fundamental concept in calculus and analysis concerning the behavior of that function near a particular input which may or may not be in the domain of the function. Formal definitions, first devised in the early 19th century, are given below.

  7. Folium of Descartes - Wikipedia

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    Folium of Descartes. The folium of Descartes (green) with asymptote (blue) when. In geometry, the folium of Descartes (from Latin folium ' leaf '; named for René Descartes) is an algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation.

  8. Tractrix - Wikipedia

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    Tractrix. Curve traced by a point on a rod as one end is dragged along a line. Tractrix created by the end of a pole (lying flat on the ground). Its other end is first pushed then dragged by a finger as it spins out to one side. In geometry, a tractrix (from Latin trahere 'to pull, drag'; plural: tractrices) is the curve along which an object ...

  9. Asymptotic curve - Wikipedia

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    An asymptotic direction is a direction along which the normal curvature is zero: take the plane spanned by the direction and the surface's normal at that point. The curve of intersection of the plane and the surface has zero curvature at that point. An asymptotic curve is a curve such that, at each point, the plane tangent to the surface is an ...