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Best Case and Worst Case

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One algorithm carries several counts: the best case when the input cooperates, the worst case when it resists — each case analyzed on its own.

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Hunting a word front-to-back through a dictionary costs one look when the word sits first, and every look when it sits last or nowhere.

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Honest analysis reports the worst case.

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