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A singular point of a curve around which it twists an infinite number of times, approaching it without limit. For example, the asymptotic point of the logarithmic spiral.

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Asymptotic point. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Asymptotic_point&oldid=18840
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