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Linear Amortized Complexity

Definition

Linear amortized complexity describes the average computational cost of an operation over a sequence of operations, where the total cost is proportional to the number of operations. While some individual operations might be expensive, these costs are offset by many inexpensive operations, resulting in an average cost that grows linearly with the input size. This analytical measure provides a more realistic assessment of performance for dynamic data structures. It is a critical concept in algorithm analysis.