Can asymptotic series include negative exponents (Laurent series)?

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An series $\{a_n\}$ to a function $f(x)$ is defined as

$$ f(x) - \sum\limits_{n=0}^{N} a_n x^n\sim a_{N+1}x^{N+1} $$

as $x \rightarrow x_0$ for all N.

I have just heard, that the exponents $n$ do not have to be integers, but fractional values for example are allowed too.

What about the $n$ being negative, are Laurent series potentially valid asymptotic series approximating some functions too?

If not, why not?

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For some functions, one can find asymptotic series that have nothing to do with powers of $x$ at all. So negative powers, fractional powers, all are possible. In general, asymptotic series expansions for a function $f(x)$ have the form

$$ f(x) \sim \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f_n(x). $$

See Wikipedia for some examples of such asymptotic series.