Top "Big-theta" questions

The Big-O notation is used to represent asymptotic upper bounds.

What is the difference between Θ(n) and O(n)?

Sometimes I see Θ(n) with the strange Θ symbol with something in the middle of it, and sometimes just O(n). …

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What exactly does big Ө notation represent?

I'm really confused about the differences between big O, big Omega, and big Theta notation. I understand that big O …

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Difference between Big-Theta and Big O notation in simple language

While trying to understand the difference between Theta and O notation I came across the following statement : The Theta-notation asymptotically …

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What is the running time and space complexity of a huffman decode algorithm?

Say we started with a text file like: a 00 b 01 c 10 d 11 00000001011011 The algorithm would be the typical one where …

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Solving a recurrence T(n) = 2T(n/2) + n^4

I am studying using the MIT Courseware and the CLRS book Introduction to Algorithms. I am currently trying to solve …

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Proving that a function f(n) belongs to a Big-Theta(g(n))

Its a exercise that ask to indicate the class Big-Theta(g(n)) the functions belongs to and to prove the …

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Solve recurrence: T(n) = T(n^(1/2)) + Θ(lg lg n)

Started learning algorithms. I understand how to find theta-notation from a 'regular recurrence' like T(n) = Tf(n) + g(n). …

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Big theta notation of insertion sort algorithm

I'm studying asymptotic notations from the book and I can't understand what the author means. I know that if f(…

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Can someone explain why f(n) + o(f(n)) = theta(f(n))?

According to this page: The statement: f(n) + o(f(n)) = theta(f(n)) appears to be true. Where: o = …

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