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[-] [email protected] 48 points 7 months ago

You still have to check that it's sorted, which is O(n).

We'll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time.

[-] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago

In the universe where the list is sorted, it doesn't actually matter how long the destruction takes!

[-] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

It actually takes a few trillion years but its fine because we just stop considering the "failed" universes because they will be gone soon™ anyway.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Eh, trillion is a constant

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

amortized O(0)

[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

We'll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time.

Well yeah just delete the pointer to it!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

universe.take()

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