cubic time

noun

An algorithm whose running time consists of three loops proportional to the cube of n.

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Meanings

nouncubic time (countable and uncountable, plural cubic times)

plural cubic times

  1. countableuncountablecomputational complexity theorycomputerAn algorithm whose running time consists of three loops proportional to the cube of n.
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