As Identified in the Text, Some Algorithms Execute Only (Approximately)

question 24

Essay

As identified in the text, some algorithms execute only (approximately) log₂n operations if the original parameter or size of input is n. Compare this to an algorithm that executes n times by providing a table demonstrating the values of n and log₂n for n = 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000.

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