space complexity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of the amount of space, or memory required by an algorithm to solve a given decision problem. An informal analogy would be the amount of scratch paper needed while working out a problem with pen and paper.

Word forms

space complexity space complexities
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