Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big o notation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: big o no-ta-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular notation, useful in the analysis of algorithms, which describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity, usually in terms of simpler functions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the capital letter O (short for order, originally German Ordnung) used in the notation.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Ordnung

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

time complexity

Frequently Paired Words

time complexity

Questions

What does big o notation mean?: A particular notation, useful in the analysis of algorithms, which describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity, usually in terms of simpler functions.
Where does big o notation come from?: It is traced to German.

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