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big O notation

form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
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big O notation

Summary

big O notation is a Landau notation[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • big O notation's instance of is recorded as Landau notation[3].
  • big O notation's instance of is recorded as asymptotic behavior[4].
  • Edmund Landau is named after big O notation[5].
  • big O notation is a type of notation[6].
  • big O notation's notation is recorded as Ο/ο[7].
  • big O notation's facet of is recorded as function[8].
  • big O notation's described by source is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition[9].
  • big O notation's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[10].
  • big O notation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/big-o[11].
  • big O notation's different from is recorded as little o notation[12].
  • big O notation's different from is recorded as Landau notation[13].
  • big O notation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Landau notation[3] and asymptotic behavior[4]. big O notation is a type of notation[6].

Origins

Edmund Landau is named after big O notation[5].

Why It Matters

big O notation has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Edmund Landau

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition, ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics
    Subclass of → notation
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