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Arshdeep Singh
6,576 PointsI can't figure out the answer to what should be a simple question. What does the O in 'Big O' stand for? Its not "order"
The answer is not the following: "order", "order of", "order of complexity", "order of magnitude of complexity"
4 Answers
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsOrder of Growth :)
Amadou Sow
6,082 PointsThe answer is "magnitude"
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 PointsThe answer is in the teacher's notes to this video
Thiwanka Jayasiri
810 Pointsmagnitude
Amadou Sow
6,082 PointsThe answer is "magnitude"
Courtney Wilson
8,031 PointsCourtney Wilson
8,031 PointsI was wondering this as well. He says "order of magnitude of complexity" in the video at 4:16. From the transcript:
4:16 The O comes from order of magnitude of complexity.
4:20 So that where we get the big O from.