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amortized constant time

amortized constant time noun: a class of algorithms in which the amortized time (the time per operation averaged over many operations) is constant, although for some operations the time may be dependent on the size of the input.

Noun

amortized constant time

  1. A class of algorithms in which the amortized time (the time per operation averaged over many operations) is constant, although for some operations the time may be dependent on the size of the input.

Questions about amortized constant time

What does amortized constant time mean?
Amortized constant time means a class of algorithms in which the amortized time (the time per operation averaged over many operations) is constant, although for some operations the time may be dependent on the size of the input.
What part of speech is amortized constant time?
Amortized constant time is a noun.

Words near amortized constant time in the dictionary

  1. amortizable
  2. amortization
  3. amortizations
  4. amortize
  5. amortized
  6. amortized constant time
  7. amortizement
  8. amortizer
  9. amortizers
  10. amortizes
  11. amortizing

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