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### How to come up with the runtime of algorithms? [duplicate]

I've not gone much deep into CS. So, please forgive me if the question is not good or out of scope for this site. I've seen in many sites and books, the big-O notations like $O(n)$ which tell the ...
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### When to add and when to multiply to find time complexity [duplicate]

I am trying to learn how to determine time complexity. Sometimes, I see complexity as $\log n + \log n = 2\log n$ but sometimes I see complexity as $\log n\cdot\log n$ which is $(\log n)^2$. Suppose ...
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### Using induction to prove a big O notation [duplicate]

I'm trying to prove that the following recurrence relation has a runtime of O(n): fac(0) = 1 fac(n+1) = (n + 1) * fac(n) ...
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### Time Complexity for matrix multiplication? [duplicate]

How can I find out the time complexity for the brute-force implementation of matrix multiplication for: Two square matrices ($n \times n$), Two rectangular matrices ($m \times n$) and ($n \times r$)?
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### What is the time complexity of binary sum (recursion) [duplicate]

Currently, I'm reading Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, 6 edition by Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia, Michael H. Goldwasser link, particularly a chapter about recursions. There is an ...
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### Analysis of very simple algorithm [duplicate]

I need to find the time complexity of the following simple algorithm. Calculate the time complexity of the following algorithm: ...
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### What is the time complexity of the nested loop ($j=i \ldots n$ inside $i=1 \ldots n$)? [duplicate]

I am looking for the time complexity of the following nested loops, where the inner loop is shrinking. ...
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### Big O notation for recursive algorithm [duplicate]

In order to find Big O for a recursive algorithm, it is needed to know the stopping criteria of that algorithm. For the recursive algorithm to find Factorial of a number it is very easy to find the ...
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### Big O Algorithm Analysis [duplicate]

I'm confused about the complexity of the following code: for(i=1; i<=n; i = 2*i) for(j=1; j<=i; j++) print A[j] I know that the first loop is ...
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### Explanation of the complexity of a loop [duplicate]

I am confused on the following: In the following trivial code: ...
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### What is the asymptotic running time of the following piece of code? [duplicate]

I am working with this problem: What is the asymptotic running time of the following piece of code? ...
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### How to properly calculate dependent nested loops for big-O [duplicate]

I am revising for my algorithms exam and I have come across one topic in particular that I do not quite understand; which is how to analyse dependent nested loops. I know if we have a 2-nested loop, ...
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