A note on O().

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From: Tony Olekshy
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 04:21

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If N is bounded, asymptotic notation makes no sense.

If N is bounded, all sorts are O(N), O(1), O(N^N^N), *and* O(logN).

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