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Computer science

Course: Computer science > Unit 1

Lesson 3: Asymptotic notation

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Comparing function growth

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Which kind of growth best characterizes each of these functions?

	Constant	Linear	Polynomial	Exponential
left parenthesis, 3, slash, 2, right parenthesis, start superscript, n, end superscript
1
left parenthesis, 3, slash, 2, right parenthesis, n
2, n, cubed
2, start superscript, n, end superscript
3, n, squared
1000
3, n

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