Computer Science / Unit 3 CS 0127 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Order of Growth
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The idea
An order of growth is a geometric prediction of cost as problem size increases — constant stays flat, linear grows with the input, other shapes follow.
In practice
A commute that lengthens with every added stop is linear; a flat fare is constant.
Where people slip
The shape predicts scale; the count at one size does not.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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