More accurately, for 50% it's \sqrt(\ln(4))\sqrt(N) which is \sqrt( ln(4) N ). That's about 1.17741 times \sqrt(N). The reasons are explained here: https://ne

More accurately, for 50% it's \sqrt(\ln(4))\sqrt(N) which is \sqrt( ln(4) N ). That's about 1.17741 times \sqrt(N). The reasons are explained here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40886363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40886363