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| From | Gene <gene.ressler@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Binary Search |
| Date | 2011-04-07 20:29 -0700 |
| Organization | http://groups.google.com |
| Message-ID | <f52d6366-546c-4d87-a819-6eddae62357e@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com> (permalink) |
This is wrong. It depends on how long comparisons take. If comparing two elements requires 1 minute, and the list has 20 elements, then the binary search runs in no more than 5 minutes plus a few microseconds, and the linear search runs in no more than 20 minutes plus a few microseconds. So you clearly want the binary search.
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Re: Binary Search Gene <gene.ressler@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 20:29 -0700
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Re: Binary Search Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2011-04-08 08:20 +0200
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Re: Binary Search Gene <gene.ressler@gmail.com> - 2011-04-08 18:26 -0700
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