From 354043752c16f6fff52c2f4a431e244332f1bc4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sourya <38237352+sourybunny@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:08:45 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] add appropriate title "algorithm performance" (#30585) --- guide/english/algorithms/algorithm-performance/index.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/guide/english/algorithms/algorithm-performance/index.md b/guide/english/algorithms/algorithm-performance/index.md index 4c868ba6c4..f85a4a2ddb 100644 --- a/guide/english/algorithms/algorithm-performance/index.md +++ b/guide/english/algorithms/algorithm-performance/index.md @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ title: Algorithm Performance --- +## Algorithm Performance +To understand the performance of algorithms, first we need to know the big-O notation. + +### The Big-O Notation +#### In mathematics, big-O notation is a symbolism used to describe and compare the _limiting behavior_ of a function. A function's limiting behavior is how the function acts as it approaches a specific value (usually trends towards infinity).