Starting Out with C++: Early Objects
Starting Out with C++: Early Objects
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ISBN: 9780133360929
Author: Tony Gaddis, Judy Walters, Godfrey Muganda
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 9.6, Problem 9.11CP
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Complexity of an algorithm:

The complexity of an algorithm solves a computations problem by finding the number of basic steps required for an input.

Types of complexity:

  • Best-case complexity
  • Average case complexity
  • Worst-case complexity

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