UMBC CS 201, Spring 02
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Linear Search
check each array element in turn until you find it.
Binary Search
Assume the elements are sorted
Comparing the two
Linear search requires between 1 and n comparisons/array accesses.
Binary search requires between 1 and log(n) comparisons/array accesses.
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