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In mathematics, computer science, and related fields, big O notation describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity, usually in terms of simpler functions. Big O notation allows its users to simplify functions in order to concentrate on their growth rates: different functions with the same growth rate may be represented using the same O notation. Although developed as a part of pure mathematics, this notation is now frequently also used in computational complexity theory to describe an algorithm's usage of computational resources: the worst case or average case running time or memory usage of an algorithm is often expressed as a function of the length of its input using big O notation. This allows algorithm designers to predict the behavior of their algorithms and to determine which of multiple algorithms to use, in a way that is independent of computer architecture or clock rate. Big O notation is also used in many other fields to provide similar estimates. Big O notation is also called Big Oh notation, Landau notation, Bachmann–Landau notation, and asymptotic notation. A description of a function in terms of big O notation usually only provides an upper bound on the growth rate of the function; associated with big O notation are several related notations, using the symbols o, Ω, ω, and Θ, to describe other kinds of bounds on asymptotic growth rates. From Wikipedia under the
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