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by friendlydude12 3034 days ago
Thanks, I went to college too and was fully aware of the formal definition of O() notation. That doesn’t change the fact that colloquially it’s far more common to use the phrase “constant time” when referring to time complexity rather than timing attack resistance.
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Colin did a little more than "go to college".
Oh really? Please explain to me how that is relevant to the point being made in this thread. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_complexity#Constant_time