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Is $n\log n + n\log \log n = \Theta(\log n)$?

As you stated, $n\log n + n \log \log n = \Omega(n\log n)$. Now, recall that $\Omega$ notation indicates an asymptotic lower-bound. This means that for sure $n\log n + n \log \log n$ can't be asymptot …
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How can I prove that '+' is same as max?

For $n,m \geq 0$ we have: $$ \max(n, m) \ \leq \ m + n \ \leq \ 2\cdot \max(n,m) \ .$$ Now, $\max(n, m) =\Theta(\max(n, m))$ and $2\max(n, m) = \Theta(\max(n, m))$, so also the middle term is $\The …
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Big-O time complexity for this code snippet

You are right, the two innermost loops perform $\Theta(\log n)$ iterations each, so we have a total of $\Theta(\log^2 n)$ iterations, which are repeated $\Theta(n)$ times in the outer loop, which impl …
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