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Big O Notation Examples
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Big O Notation Examples

MediumPython

Problem

Explain the concept of Big O notation and provide examples.

Write a function that takes a list of algorithm descriptions and returns the Big O class for each one. Use the labels O(1), O(n), O(n^2), or O(log n).

Function

def classify_big_o(descriptions):

Input

  • descriptions: a list of strings describing simple algorithms.

Output

  • Return a list of strings, one per description, containing the matching Big O label.

Constraints

  • 1 <= len(descriptions) <= 100
  • Each description is a short lowercase or mixed-case string
  • Each description matches one of the supported patterns
  • Return one Big O label per input description

Function Signature

def classify_big_o(descriptions):
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