aðfella

Icelandic

Etymology

From að- (“towards”) +‎ fella (“something that falls”), compare fella (“to let fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈað.fɛtla/

Noun

aðfella f (genitive singular aðfellu, nominative plural aðfellur)

1. (mathematics) asymptote
2. regression

Declension

declension of aðfella

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aðfella	aðfellan	aðfellur	aðfellurnar
accusative	aðfellu	aðfelluna	aðfellur	aðfellurnar
dative	aðfellu	aðfellunni	aðfellum	aðfellunum
genitive	aðfellu	aðfellunnar	aðfella	aðfellanna

Synonyms

• (asymptote): ósnertill
• (regression): aðhvarf

Hyponyms

• (asymptote):

  láfella (horizontal asymptote)

  lóðfella (vertical asymptote)

  skáfella (oblique asymptote)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the meaning of asymptote.

• aðfelld hálflína (asymptotic ray)
• aðfelld liðun (asymptotic expansion)
• aðfelldur (asymptotic)
• aðfellu- (asymptotically)
• aðfelluátt (asymptotic direction)
• aðfelluhringur (asymptotic circle)
• aðfellujafn (asymptotically equal)
• aðfelluliðun (asymptotic expansion)
• aðfellunálgun (asymptotic approximation)
• aðfellunormlegur (asymptotically normal)
• aðfelluréttur (asymptotically unbiased)
• aðfelluröð (asymptotic series)
• aðfellusamkvæmni (asymptotic consistency)
• aðfelluskilvirkni (asymptotic efficiency)
• aðfelluskilvirkni (asymptotic efficiency)
• aðfelluskilvirkur (asymptotically efficient)
• aðfellustefna (asymptotic direction)
• aðfellustöðugur (asymptotically stable)
• tvíaðfelldur þríhyrningur (doubly asymptotic triangle)
• þríaðfelldur þríhyrningur (trebly asymptotic triangle)

Terms derived from the meaning of regression.

• aðfellugreining (regression analysis)
• aðfellulína (regression line)
• sjálfvirk aðfella (autoregression)

Related terms

• aðfall