Al and Bob are arguing about their algorithms. Al claims his O(nlogn)-time method is always faster than

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Al and Bob are arguing about their algorithms. Al claims his O(nlogn)-time method is always faster than Bob’s O(n2)-time method. To settle the issue, they perform a set of experiments. To Al’s dismay, they find that if n < 100, the O(n2)-time algorithm runs faster, and only when n ≥ 100 is the O(nlogn)-time one better. Explain how this is possible.

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Data Structures and Algorithms in Java

ISBN: 978-1118771334

6th edition

Authors: Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia, Michael H. Goldwasser

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