In informal contexts it's also used as a fudge/handwave, purely as a questionable analogy that nobody is expected to take too seriously. `theptip` almost certai

In informal contexts it's also used as a fudge/handwave, purely as a questionable analogy that nobody is expected to take too seriously. `theptip` almost certainly knows that O(1000)=O(1), they were just being playful.