THINK++ — Engineering Visualized

📖 LESSON

Searching Basics

Searching is the process of finding the location or existence of a target value within a collection of data.

Linear Search

O(N)

Unsorted data or small datasets.

Binary Search

O(log N)

Sorted data. Extremely fast for large N.

Hashing

O(1) Avg

Instant retrieval if key is known.

Searching Basics

Simulation Lab v2.0

Graph Engine Ready

Timeline

1/6

Edit Mode

Speed1000ms

Double-Click to Spawn

Drag Panels to Organize

💡 The Golden Rule

If you need to search multiple times in the same data, it's often worth **sorting** the data first to enable Binary Search, or **hashing** it for constant time lookups.

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