InterviewDigestOA2026-08-11
Linear search worst-case complexity
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Given an unsorted array of $n$ elements, explain the worst-case time complexity of a linear search algorithm in Big O notation. Describe the specific scenario that triggers this worst-case performance and justify why the number of operations scales linearly with the size of the input.
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