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Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly

Date	2011-09-13 06:33 -0700
From	Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>
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Subject	Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly
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On 9/12/2011 6:29 PM, Eric Sosman wrote:
...
> Big O is for whatever quantity it is measuring.
...

Another way of saying this is that Big-O is a relationship between
functions, that is, "f(x) is O(g(x))" is defined for a pair of functions
f and g.

Typically, f(x) is some measure of algorithm performance, such as the
worst case time for input of size x, and g(x) is a simpler function.

If f(x) is not the worst case time, I think it should be specified. If
f(x) is the worst case time and is O(g(x)) then the average and minimum
times are also O(g(x)).

Patricia

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Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly KevinSimonson <kvnsmnsn@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-31 19:48 -0700
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly markspace <-@.> - 2011-08-31 20:39 -0700
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2011-09-01 09:18 +0100
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-01 02:38 -0700
      Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-01 03:50 -0700
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-11 23:14 +0200
      Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-11 17:53 -0400
        Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-12 01:40 +0200
          Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-11 20:32 -0400
            Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-17 02:54 +0200
              Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-16 21:03 -0400
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-17 16:52 +0200
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-17 11:05 -0400
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-18 15:41 +0200
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-18 12:53 -0700
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-18 13:20 -0700
          Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-11 21:10 -0400
            Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-11 20:30 -0700
              Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-12 19:13 -0400
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-12 17:42 -0700
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-17 02:54 +0200
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-16 21:13 -0400
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-16 23:14 -0700
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-17 16:53 +0200
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-12 21:24 -0400
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            Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-12 19:01 -0400
              Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-12 21:29 -0400
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly markspace <-@.> - 2011-09-12 19:49 -0700
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-12 21:51 -0700
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-09-13 11:32 -0500
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-13 21:51 -0400
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-09-14 11:00 -0700
                Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-13 06:33 -0700
              Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-09-13 09:48 -0700
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-01 00:25 -0400
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-01 00:54 -0400
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2011-09-01 09:20 +0100
      Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-09-01 08:06 -0400
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-01 02:43 -0700
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-09-01 08:32 +0200
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@spamweary.invalid> - 2011-09-01 10:08 +0100
    Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-01 04:02 -0700
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-01 02:37 -0700
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-01 04:53 -0700
  Re: Using Java Classes to Sort a Small Array Quickly Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-09-01 09:05 -0500

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