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Time Complexity · #53 · 2026-05-27

What's the Big-O?

JavaScript ·Difficulty 2/3

How to play

Read the code and pick its time complexity from four Big-O choices. Think about loops, recursion, and hidden costs. Press 1–4 or click to answer.

What is the time complexity of mergeSort?

function mergeSort(arr) {
  if (arr.length <= 1) return arr;
  const mid = Math.floor(arr.length / 2);
  const left = mergeSort(arr.slice(0, mid));
  const right = mergeSort(arr.slice(mid));
  return merge(left, right);
}

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