Time and Space Complexity in Data Structures

A Quick Overview

Time complexity is the measurement of the time taken by an algorithm to execute its code based on the input size.

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What is Time Complexity?

The amount of memory space required by an algorithm during its execution, including the fixed part needed to store data & variables that are not dependent on the problem size.

What is Space Complexity?

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1. Big O(expression)- It is used to analyze the worst-case time complexity of an algorithm by evaluating the growth rate of a set of functions with respect to the expression.

Asymptotic Notations

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2. Omega(expression)- It defines the best-case time complexity of an algorithm by examining the growth rate of a set of functions with respect to the expression.

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3. Theta(expression)- It analyzes the average-case time complexity of an algorithm by analyzing if a set of functions lies between upper & lower bounds defined by Big O(expression) & Omega(expression).

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How to calculate the time complexity?

1. Insertion Sort    Best Case- Ω(n)   Worst Case- O(n^2)  Space Complexity- O(1)

Time Complexity of Sorting Algorithms

2. Merge Sort   Best Case- Ω(nlogn)  Worst Case- O(nlogn)  Space Complexity- O(n)

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1. Linear Search   Best Case- Ω(1)   Worst Case- O(n)  Space Complexity- O(1)

Time Complexity of Searching Algorithms

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2. Binary Search    Best Case- Ω(1)   Worst Case- O(log n)  Space Complexity- O(1)

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