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Big O notation (O(n))

 ... Information technology Computer Computer science Computational problem Complexity class Big O notation family
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Module bound above, possibly multiplied by a constant:
f(x)=O(g(x))
(1)
is defined as:
∃M>0∃x0​∀x>x0​:∣f(x)∣≤Mg(x)
(2)
E.g.:
  • ∀c∈Rx+c=O(x). For c<0, M=1 is enough. Otherwise, any M>1 will do, the bottom line will always catch up to the top one eventually.

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