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August 23[edit]

median of medians[edit]

Hello,

In the median of medians algorithm, how come we use a single recurrence relation for the complexity of the entire algorithm, although we have two different functions that are mutually recursive?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.53.63.189 (talk) 19:36, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You likely want the "Proof of O(n) running time" section in the article that you linked. 209.149.113.4 (talk) 17:21, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]