"space complexity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: space complexities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} space complexity (usually uncountable, plural space complexities)
  1. (computer science) A measure of the amount of space, or memory required by an algorithm to solve a given decision problem. An informal analogy would be the amount of scratch paper needed while working out a problem with pen and paper. Wikipedia link: space complexity Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Computer science Related terms: time complexity Translations (amount of space): 空間計算量 (kūkankeisanryō) (alt: くうかんけいさんりょう) (Japanese), złożoność pamięciowa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-space_complexity-en-noun-nXP3CkEC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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