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Failure of unrestricted Big O composition

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From f1​=O(g1​) and f2​=O(g2​) one cannot generally deduce f2​∘f1​=O(g2​∘g1​). For f1​(n)=2n, g1​(n)=n and f2​(n)=g2​(n)=2n, the two premises hold, but the ratio of the compositions is 2n, which is unbounded. A constant scaling of an inner argument can change the growth order after an exponential function is applied.

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