Big T (Examples)

2n is O(n) and 2n is O(n) so 2n is T(n)

log2n is O(log n) and

log2n is O(log n) so

log2n is T(log n)

Since changing the base of a logarithm is equivalent to multiplying the log by a constant, we can ignore the base when writing O(log n),

O(log n), or T(log n)

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