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title: "Comment by Milo 🏳️‍🌈 🦋 Xeon on \"Explaining O(n) and O(1)\" | Hashnode"
description: "Wow, nice to see such a topic here! Definitely a must-read! The key point to understand in the whole big-O thing is that it represents how the number of operati"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/explaining-on-and-o1/60db518d7c7df7644acdda58)

Comment [Explaining O(n) and O(1)](https://hashnode.com/posts/explaining-on-and-o1/60db518d7c7df7644acdda58)

[Milo 🏳️‍🌈 🦋 Xeon](https://hashnode.com/@mvoloskov)

[Jul 4, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/explaining-on-and-o1/60db518d7c7df7644acdda58/comment/60e22e0a4f8e376422a7ac93)

Wow, nice to see such a topic here! Definitely a must-read!

The key point to understand in the whole big-O thing is that it represents _how the number of operations grows_, not the number of operations itself.