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quadratic time

quadratic time noun: a time algorithm in which given an input of size n, the number of steps required to complete a task is the square of n.

Noun

quadratic time (countable and uncountable, plural quadratic times)

  1. A time algorithm in which given an input of size n, the number of steps required to complete a task is the square of n.

Forms of quadratic time

pluralquadratic times

Questions about quadratic time

What does quadratic time mean?
Quadratic time means a time algorithm in which given an input of size n, the number of steps required to complete a task is the square of n.
What part of speech is quadratic time?
Quadratic time is a noun.
What is the plural of quadratic time?
The plural of quadratic time is quadratic times.

Words near quadratic time in the dictionary

  1. quadratic reciprocity
  2. quadratic residue
  3. quadratic residues
  4. quadratic surd
  5. quadratic surds
  6. quadratic time
  7. quadratic times
  8. quadratical
  9. quadratically
  10. quadraticity
  11. quadratick

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