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Example Question #1 : Comparing Run Times
for( int i = 0; i < n; ++i){
for( int j = 1; j < n; j *= 2){
someFunction();
}
}
For the code above, what is the run time in Big O notation?
Possible Answers:
O(n log(n) )
O( log(n) )
O( n )
O( )
None of the above
Correct answer:
O(n log(n) )
Explanation:
At first glance we might be tempted to pick O( ) because there are 2 for loops. But, upon closer inspection we can see that the first loop will yield a O( n ) running time but the second loop does not. The second loop has only an O( log(n) ) running time because "j" doubles each iteration and does not increase linearly. That will yield O( log(n) ) since O( log(n) ) is a much faster running time. So the final result is O( n log(n) ).
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