"big O" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-big O.ogg [Australia] Forms: big Os [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big O (plural big Os)
  1. (mathematical analysis) Upper bound function; see big O notation. Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis
    Sense id: en-big_O-en-noun-qxJE6WGG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences
  2. (slang, usually preceded by "the") Orgasm. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-big_O-en-noun-Nt6JxahU

Inflected forms

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