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space complexity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
space -com-plex-i-ty
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the amount of space, or memory required by an algorithm to solve a given decision problem. An informal analogy would be the amount of scratch paper needed while working out a problem with pen and paper.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

space complexities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

time complexity time-space complexity

Questions

What does space complexity mean?
A measure of the amount of space, or memory required by an algorithm to solve a given decision problem. An informal analogy would be the amount of scratch paper needed while working out a problem with pen and paper.

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