Monday, May 27, 2013

algorithm - What does O(log n) mean exactly? - Stack Overflow

algorithm - What does O(log n) mean exactly? - Stack Overflow: "This is why, for example, looking up people in a phone book is O(log n). You don't need to check every person in the phone book to find the right one; instead, you can simply divide-and-conquer, and you only need to explore a tiny fraction of the entire space before you eventually find someone's phone number."

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