Definition of Asymptotic

1. Adjective. Relating to or of the nature of an asymptote. "An asymptotic function"

Partainyms: Asymptote
Derivative terms: Asymptote

Definition of Asymptotic

1. Adjective. (analysis) Of, relating to, or being an asymptote; (context: of lines) approaching ever nearer, but never crossing. ¹

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Definition of Asymptotic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Asymptotic

1. Pertaining to a limiting value, for example of a dependent variable, when the independent variable approaches zero or infinity. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asymptotic

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Literary usage of Asymptotic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Course in Mathematical Analysis by Édouard Goursat, Earle Raymond Hedrick (1904)
"asymptotic LINES CONJUGATE LINES 242. Definition and properties of asymptotic lines. At every hyperbolic point of a surface there are two tangents for which ..."

2. Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society by London Mathematical Society (1907)
"Generalised hypergeometric functions form a wide class of integral functions whose asymptotic expansions are closely connected with the theory of linear ..."

3. The Elements of Analytic Geometry by Percey Franklyn Smith, Arthur Sullivan Gale (1904)
"asymptotic directions and asymptotes. If the coefficient of />2 in the equation in p is ... The direction of such a line is called an asymptotic direction. ..."

4. A Treatise on Infinitesimal Calculus: Containing Differential and Integral by Bartholomew Price (1857)
"asymptotic circles. Suppose the equation to a polar curve to be such that r approaches to a Unite limit, say a, as 0 is infinitely increased ; then the ..."

5. Solid Geometry by Percival Frost (1875)
"A singular asymptotic plane is one which touches the surface along a line at infinity, if considered as the limit of a tangent plane; and if considered as ..."

6. Analytic Statistical Models by Ib M. Skovgaard (1990)
"Chapter 4 First order asymptotic theory for sequences of analytic models 1 Introduction In this section we consider first order asymptotic theory for ..."

7. State of the Art in Probability and Statistics: Festschrift for Willem R by Mathisca de Gunst, Chris Klaassen, A. W. van der Vaart (2001)
"Bounds of this type are useful to obtain asymptotic results for estimator ... Under a condition slightly stronger than LAN, the minimal asymptotic variance ..."

8. Weighted Empiricals and Linear Models by Hira L. Koul (1992)
"A1) for KD, K* and К . Our basic objective is to study the asymptotic ... Similarly, we wish to study the asymptotic distribution of when actually the ..."

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