algorithm efficiency

noun phrase

UK /ˈælɡərɪðəm ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

US /ˈælɡərɪðəm ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

How fast and easily a set of steps gets a job done.

The programmer improved the algorithm efficiency so the game loaded twice as fast.

SYNONYMS

computational efficiency performance speed resource efficiency runtime efficiency

RELATED WORDS

algorithm complexity optimization runtime scalability

OTHER MEANINGS

2. How little memory or computing power a set of steps needs to finish a task.

Engineers measured the algorithm efficiency by tracking how much memory it used.

3. A measure of how well a method scales when the amount of data grows larger.

The algorithm efficiency dropped sharply when the dataset grew to millions of records.

4. The balance between speed and accuracy in a problem-solving procedure.

Choosing a simpler sorting method was a trade-off in algorithm efficiency.