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n^0 is also an exponent. Do you consider constant time to be exponential growth?
by toby 6y ago
n^0 is also an exponent. Do you consider constant time to be exponential growth?
- tomc1985 6y agoWhen family talks to me about covid spreading exponentially I am pretty sure they mean n times n, or n^2 Yes we all know the technical definitions with respect to software and algorithmic complexity. But the lack of sympathy/empathy on display with how a common definition of a word can be misconstrued by someone without an academic background in tech is kind of surprising (ok well maybe not so surprising but c'mon folks, we are all human)
- brokensegue 6y agodisease spread when modeled is actually exponential. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number#Estimation_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number#Esti...