Nor the realities of various languages. I've seen hashes break down exponentially with "big data". (inb4 "then it wasn't a 'true' hash). There are countless

Nor the realities of various languages. I've seen hashes break down exponentially with "big data". (inb4 "then it wasn't a 'true' hash). There are countless variables beyond "+ x" If it is important, then you test/profile it. Otherwise it isn't important, and this is mostly theory crafting.