
Newest 'algorithm' Questions - Stack Overflow
Which shortest path algorithm should I use for a weighted city road network in Python? [closed] I am working on a real-world navigation problem where a city road network is represented as a weighted …
algorithm - What does O (log n) mean exactly? - Stack Overflow
Feb 22, 2010 · A common algorithm with O (log n) time complexity is Binary Search whose recursive relation is T (n/2) + O (1) i.e. at every subsequent level of the tree you divide problem into half and do …
algorithm - Peak signal detection in realtime timeseries data - Stack ...
Robust peak detection algorithm (using z-scores) I came up with an algorithm that works very well for these types of datasets. It is based on the principle of dispersion: if a new datapoint is a given x …
algorithm - What is the difference between depth and height in a tree ...
Dec 1, 2023 · This is a simple question from algorithms theory. The difference between them is that in one case you count number of nodes and in other number of edges on the shortest path between …
What is Sliding Window Algorithm? Examples? - Stack Overflow
While solving a geometry problem, I came across an approach called Sliding Window Algorithm. Couldn't really find any study material/details on it. What is the algorithm about?
Algorithm to compare two images - Stack Overflow
Apr 18, 2015 · In a grossly over simplified example, one algorithm might execute faster when there are less changes to be made. We then know there is a higher probability that these two images share …
algorithm - How can building a heap be O (n) time complexity? - Stack ...
Mar 18, 2012 · A great analysis of the algorithm can be seen here. The main idea is that in the build_heap algorithm the actual heapify cost is not O(log n) for all elements. When heapify is called, …
algorithm - Difference between Big-O and Little-O Notation - Stack …
Sep 1, 2009 · Algorithm A can't tell the difference between two similar inputs instances where only x 's value changes. If x is the minimum in one of these instances and not in the other, then A will fail to …
Shortest distance between points algorithm - Stack Overflow
Oct 21, 2009 · 28 I can't immediately think of a quicker alternative than the brute force technique (although there must be plenty) but whatever algorithm you choose don't calculate the distance …
What's the fastest algorithm for sorting a linked list?
Oct 6, 2009 · 1 As I know, the best sorting algorithm is O (n*log n), whatever the container - it's been proved that sorting in the broad sense of the word (mergesort/quicksort etc style) can't go lower. …