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What is logarithm (Logarithm (log n))?

logarithm stands for Logarithm (log n).

How many times you can halve n before you reach 1. log₂ of 1,000,000 is about 20. That is why halving algorithms are so fast.

Learn it properly · DSALesson 12: Big-O: Counting the StepsHow many times does the loop run? Reading time and space complexity from code, and from the constraints of a problem.

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