Constant
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What is Constant?
Constant time complexity is denoted as O(1). This means the running time of the algorithm remains constant, regardless of the size of the input data set. Whether you're working with an array of 10 elements or 1 million, if an operation takes the same amount of time regardless of the size of the array, it is said to have a constant time complexity. For example, accessing any element in an array by index is an O(1) operation, as the access operation takes the same amount of time regardless of the position of the element in the array.
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Is this Constant tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 32 of 107 in the free Data Structures & Algorithms roadmap, in stage 6, Algorithmic Complexity. If you are new to Data Structures & Algorithms, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.