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Linear Search

Read this in other languages: Portugues brasileiro.

In computer science, linear search or sequential search is a method for finding a target value within a list. It sequentially checks each element of the list for the target value until a match is found or until all the elements have been searched. Linear search runs in at worst linear time and makes at most n comparisons, where n is the length of the list.

Complexity

Time Complexity: O(n) - since in worst case we're checking each element exactly once.

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