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		frollogaston 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: For algorithms, a little memory outweighs a lot of... Oh right, so the height is practically a constant. Square root for sure then.

LPisGood 4 months ago [–]

All algorithms are O(1) in this case

frollogaston 4 months ago | [–]

You pick what things are constant and what's variable. If you're scaling a supercomputer to fit a problem, the height is going to max out quickly and can be treated as constant, while the other dimensions are variable.

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