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constant time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
con-stan-t -time
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An algorithm, also written as O(1) time) where the value of T(n) (the complexity of the algorithm) is bounded by a value that does not depend on the size of the input.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

constant times (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

amortized constant time

Questions

What does constant time mean?
An algorithm, also written as O(1) time) where the value of T(n) (the complexity of the algorithm) is bounded by a value that does not depend on the size of the input.

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