Design and analyze an algorithm that searchs for an element x in a sorted table A(with n elements), so that its complexity is O(logD). D stands for distance, counting the amount of elements between the first element and the element x in table A. Simpler, D is the position of the element x in the sorted table A.
jim_underpants 0 Newbie Poster
mrnutty 761 Senior Poster
Hint, binary search
jim_underpants 0 Newbie Poster
yeah i tried binary, but that one with distance gets me confused. It's only pseudocode... but I think I have to put an upper limit or something like that, any suggestions?
mrnutty 761 Senior Poster
hmm good question. Maybe if you split up the arrays into m-segments and possibly run it parallel. Interesting question.
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