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@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ category: Algorithms & Data Structures
name: Asymptotic Notation
contributors:
- ["Jake Prather", "http://github.com/JakeHP"]
- ["Divay Prakash", "http://github.com/divayprakash"]
---
# Asymptotic Notations
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```
### Big-O
Big-O, commonly written as O, is an Asymptotic Notation for the worst case, or ceiling of growth
for a given function. Say `f(n)` is your algorithm runtime, and `g(n)` is an arbitrary time complexity
you are trying to relate to your algorithm. `f(n)` is O(g(n)), if for any real constant c (c > 0),
Big-O, commonly written as **O**, is an Asymptotic Notation for the worst case, or ceiling of growth
for a given function. It provides us with an _**asymptotic uppper bound**_ for the growth rate of runtime of an algorithm.
Say `f(n)` is your algorithm runtime, and `g(n)` is an arbitrary time complexity
you are trying to relate to your algorithm. `f(n)` is O(g(n)), if for some real constant c (c > 0),
`f(n)` <= `c g(n)` for every input size n (n > 0).
*Example 1*
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No, there isn't. `f(n)` is NOT O(g(n)).
### Big-Omega
Big-Omega, commonly written as Ω, is an Asymptotic Notation for the best case, or a floor growth rate
for a given function.
Big-Omega, commonly written as **Ω**, is an Asymptotic Notation for the best case, or a floor growth rate
for a given function. It provides us with an _**asymptotic lower bound**_ for the growth rate of runtime of an algorithm.
`f(n)` is Ω(g(n)), if for any real constant c (c > 0), `f(n)` is >= `c g(n)` for every input size n (n > 0).
`f(n)` is Ω(g(n)), if for some real constant c (c > 0), `f(n)` is >= `c g(n)` for every input size n (n > 0).
### Note
The asymptotic growth rates provided by big-O and big-omega notation may or may not be asymptotically tight.
Thus we use small-o and small-omega notation to denote bounds that are not asymptotically tight.
### Small-o
Small-o, commanly written as **o**, is an Asymptotic Notation to denote the upper bound (that is not asmptotically tight)
on the growth rate of runtime of an algorithm.
`f(n)` is o(g(n)), if for any real constant c (c > 0), `f(n)` is < `c g(n)` for every input size n (n > 0).
The definitions of O-notation and o-notation are similar. The main difference is that in f(n) = O(g(n)), the bound f(n) <= g(n)
holds for _**some**_ constant c > 0, but in f(n) = o(g(n)), the bound f(n) < c g(n) holds for _**all**_ constants c > 0.
### Small-omega
Small-omega, commanly written as **ω**, is an Asymptotic Notation to denote the lower bound (that is not asmptotically tight)
on the growth rate of runtime of an algorithm.
`f(n)` is ω(g(n)), if for any real constant c (c > 0), `f(n)` is > `c g(n)` for every input size n (n > 0).
The definitions of Ω-notation and ω-notation are similar. The main difference is that in f(n) = Ω(g(n)), the bound f(n) >= g(n)
holds for _**some**_ constant c > 0, but in f(n) = ω(g(n)), the bound f(n) > c g(n) holds for _**all**_ constants c > 0.
### Theta
Theta, commonly written as **Θ**, is an Asymptotic Notation to denote the _**asmptotically tight bound**_ on the growth rate
of runtime of an algorithm.
`f(n)` is Θ(g(n)), if for some real constants c1, c2 (c1 > 0, c2 > 0), `c1 g(n)` is < `f(n)` is < `c2 g(n)` for every input size n (n > 0).
∴ `f(n)` is Θ(g(n)) implies `f(n)` is O(g(n)) as well as `f(n)` is Ω(g(n)).
Feel free to head over to additional resources for examples on this. Big-O is the primary notation used
for general algorithm time complexity.