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Re: Big O

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Gen wrote:
) I have program where the other loop runs 'n' times.
) When i is 0 in the outer loop, the inner loop runs n times
) When i is 1 in the outer loop, the inner loop runs n/2 times
) When i is 2 in the other loop, the inner loop runs n/3 times.
)
) i.e. The inner loop runs n/(i+1) times.
)
) If I had express the complexity of this program in Big O notation,
) what would it be?
)
) I am thinking it will be O(nlogn) - but I am not sure how to justify it 
) because it's not exactly a binary algorithm.
)
) Can someone help me analyze this?

Google for "Euler's gamma", and/or "Harmonic number".


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Big O Gen <g@g.com> - 2011-11-02 16:06 +0530
  Re: Big O "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-11-02 10:56 +0000
    Re: Big O Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-11-02 11:26 +0000
      Re: Big O "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-11-02 11:39 +0000
      Re: Big O "Scott Fluhrer" <sfluhrer@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-02 10:28 -0400
        Re: Big O gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-11-02 09:08 -0700
  Re: Big O gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-11-02 04:15 -0700
  Re: Big O Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-11-02 11:16 +0000
    Re: Big O Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-11-02 13:23 +0100
  Re: Big O Gen <g@g.com> - 2011-11-02 18:43 +0530

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