(definition)
Definition: A curve representing the limit of a function. That is, the distance between a function and the curve tends to zero. The function may or may not intersect the bounding curve.
See also asymptotic upper bound or O, asymptotic lower bound or ω.
Note: After Ben Podoll <[email protected]> 28 August 2003.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 24 February 2016.
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Paul E. Black, "asymptotic bound", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 24 February 2016. (accessed TODAY)
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