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"Big O Is a Stopwatch"

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Big O describes growth, not clock time — hardware a thousand times faster runs a linear algorithm sooner, and its cost still grows linearly; an exponential one still explodes.

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A machine from decades ago and a phone today disagree on seconds and agree on shape.

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Speed buys a constant; the shape stays.