Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
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Author: Glenn Brookshear, Dennis Brylow
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Chapter 12, Problem 1SI
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Extent of time taken by an
“Yes”, the problem is considered as tractable even if the best algorithm takes
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The amount of time taken by an algorithm is based on its complexity. An algorithm is an order or a sequence of unambiguous steps to solve certain problems. These are sets of instructions required to tell a computer to solve a particular problem. The steps are clearly specified without containing any ambiguity in the instructions.
Complexity of an algorithm describes the time required by an algorithm to solve a particular problem for an input of certain size
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