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What is the search complexity if the index can be instantaneously derived from the object key?
O(1)
What is the main purpose of a hash function?
To compute the table index from the key
What is the ideal property of a hash function?
It must be easy to calculate
What is the name of the data structure that uses a hash function to map keys to indexes associated with values?
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What is the name of the technique that instantly calculates the index of the object?
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What is the name of the ideal hash function that generates a different hash value for each key?
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What is the advantage of using a hash table?
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What is the worst-case search complexity for an unsorted array?
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What is the average-case search complexity for a sorted array?
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What is the best-case search complexity for a hash table?
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