0x4E4F@infosec.pub to Programmer HumorEnglish · 10 hours agoNot my problem sortinfosec.pubimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down15
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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up35·9 hours agoYou still have to check that it’s sorted, which is O(n). We’ll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time.
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours ago We’ll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time. Well yeah just delete the pointer to it!
minus-squareBatmanAoDlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·8 hours agoIn the universe where the list is sorted, it doesn’t actually matter how long the destruction takes!
minus-squaregroet@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoIt actually takes a few trillion years but its fine because we just stop considering the “failed” universes because they will be gone soon™ anyway.
You still have to check that it’s sorted, which is O(n).
We’ll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time.
Well yeah just delete the pointer to it!
In the universe where the list is sorted, it doesn’t actually matter how long the destruction takes!
It actually takes a few trillion years but its fine because we just stop considering the “failed” universes because they will be gone soon™ anyway.
Eh, trillion is a constant
amortized O(0)