1. relating to or being a line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance
Usage: mathematics
2. approaching a value or condition arbitrarily closely as a limit
Usage: mathematics; statistics

Examples

• The hyperbola has two asymptotic lines that it approaches but never touches.
• As the sample size increases, the distribution becomes asymptotic to the normal curve.
• The function shows asymptotic behavior as x approaches infinity.
• Asymptotic analysis helps predict algorithm performance for large inputs.
• The growth rate has an asymptotic upper bound.
• Scientists studied the asymptotic properties of the statistical model.