Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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ISBN: 9780134787961
Author: Tony Gaddis, Godfrey Muganda
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16.3, Problem 16.10CP
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Complexity of an algorithm:

The complexity of an algorithm solves a computations problem by finding the number of basic steps required for an input.

Types of complexity:

  • Best-case complexity
  • Average case complexity
  • Worst-case complexity

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