The equals sign in the big-O notation makes about as much sense as the folowing mathamatical expression: Pidgeons = arraylist(1, ..., n) It is an exercise in

The equals sign in the big-O notation makes about as much sense as the folowing mathamatical expression: Pidgeons = arraylist(1, ..., n) It is an exercise in nonsense, it helps young computer scientists unwravel nonsense in the world by making it part of the curriculum. Sure big-o notation can be useful, but using equations to describe it is like trying to type with boxing gloves.