Big O Categories
This leads us to the next concept within Big O: Big O notation only concerns itself with general categories of algorithm speeds.
As an analogy, let’s talk about physical buildings. There are, of course, many different types of buildings. There are one-floor single-family homes, and two-floor single-family homes, and three-floor single-family homes. There are high-rise apartment buildings with varying numbers of floors. And there are skyscrapers with various heights and shapes.
If we were to compare two buildings, one of which is a single-family home and one of which is a skyscraper, it becomes almost moot to mention how many floors each one has. Because the two buildings are so incredibly different in their sizes and functions, ...
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