Binary Search Comparisons
Calculator
Worst-case comparisons
20
Results
- Worst-case comparisons
- 20
- Exact log₂ N
- 19.931568
- Speedup vs. linear search
- 50,000
Computing results
| Worst-case comparisons | 20 |
| Exact log₂ N | 19.931568 |
| Speedup vs. linear search | 50,000 |
formula-map diagram
- Worst-case comparisons
- 20
- Exact log₂ N
- 19.931568
- Speedup vs. linear search
- 50,000
Computing relationship
Formula
comparisons = ⌈log₂ N⌉= 20
Note
This is a simplified model: it applies the standard computing formula to the numbers you entered and ignores protocol overhead, compression variability, retries, contention and other real-world effects. Size your systems with measured data.