What is the time complexity of pushing an element onto a stack?

Practice Questions

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What is the time complexity of pushing an element onto a stack?
  1. O(1)
  2. O(n)
  3. O(log n)
  4. O(n^2)

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the time complexity of pushing an element onto a stack?
  • Step 1: Understand what a stack is. A stack is a data structure that follows the Last In First Out (LIFO) principle.
  • Step 2: Know what 'pushing' means. Pushing an element onto a stack means adding an item to the top of the stack.
  • Step 3: Realize that adding an item to the top of the stack does not depend on the number of items already in the stack.
  • Step 4: Recognize that this operation takes the same amount of time regardless of how many items are in the stack.
  • Step 5: Conclude that since the time taken to push an element is constant, we say the time complexity is O(1).
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