Asymptotic = A Mystic Top
A function rising toward a vertical asymptote has a mystic top: beyond space and time. (An anagram.)
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[Title] "ASYMPTOTIC = A MYSTIC TOP"
[A graph shooting upward toward a vertical asymptote] "Whoa… where's the ceiling?" "Beyond space and time."
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-06-20-asymptotic-a-mystic-top/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)