Crusade for a better notation

  • Authors:
  • Gillea Brassard

  • Affiliations:
  • Departement d'informatique et de recherche opérationnele, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Suce "A", Montréal (Québec) Canada H3C 3l7

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGACT News
  • Year:
  • 1985

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Abstract

In a well-known SIGACT/NEWS paper, Knuth sets forth the asymptotic notation by which we all now live [K76]. He closes his discussion with: "I propose that members of SIGACT (...) adopt the O, Ω and Θ notations as defined above, unless a better alternative can be found reasonably soon". Although one can hardly consider nearly a full decade later as being "reasonably soon", I would like to share with you my thoughts on the subject.