# data\_structures

## Basic idea

Concrete representations of data that admit efficient operations. Choice of structure trades off time complexity, space complexity, and cache behaviour for each operation.

## Key formulas

* Big-O: $f(n) = O(g(n)) \iff \exists c, n\_0.\ f(n) \le c g(n)$ for $n \ge n\_0$
* Amortised cost: $\sum\_i \hat c\_i \ge \sum\_i c\_i$ (potential method)
* Hash-table load factor: $\lambda = n/m$
* Balanced BST height: $O(\log n)$


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