minus-squareKajo [he/him] 🌈@beehaw.orgtoProgramming@beehaw.org•Big O notation is about what matters when the numbers get big.linkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoYeah, you’re right, it doesn’t make sense to say that O(f(n)) is good or bad for any algorithm. It must be compared to the complexity of other algorithms which solve the same problem in the same conditions. linkfedilink
minus-squareKajo [he/him] 🌈@beehaw.orgtoScience@beehaw.org•Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, including a 'play face' they share with humanslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThey have 300 facial expressions for that. linkfedilink
Yeah, you’re right, it doesn’t make sense to say that O(f(n)) is good or bad for any algorithm. It must be compared to the complexity of other algorithms which solve the same problem in the same conditions.