Computational expense

Computational expense

In Computer Programming and Algorithm analysis the term computational expense, loosely speaking, refers to the size or value of necessary assets to carry out or implement a particular program or algorithm. Expensive algorithms use a large amount of memory, or else they grow faster than other algorithms.


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