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

   Synonym: ósnertill

2. regression

   Synonym: aðhvarf

Declension

Declension of aðfella (feminine)

	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

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