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[–] frezik@midwest.social 48 points 7 months ago (6 children)

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

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

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 44 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] groet@feddit.org 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] MBM 9 points 7 months ago

Eh, trillion is a constant

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