big O notation

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A particular notation, useful in the analysis of algorithms, which describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity, usually in terms of simpler functions.

    不可数 计算机 工程 数学

词源

From the capital letter O (short for order, originally German Ordnung) used in the notation.

来源:wiktionary