What is the time complexity of checking if a stack is empty?

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What is the time complexity of checking if a stack is empty?
  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 checking if a stack is empty?
  • Step 1: Understand what a stack is. A stack is a data structure that stores items in a last-in, first-out (LIFO) manner.
  • Step 2: Know that a stack has a property called 'size' which tells us how many items are currently in the stack.
  • Step 3: To check if the stack is empty, we need to see if the size is zero.
  • Step 4: Checking if the size is zero is a simple operation that does not depend on the number of items in the stack.
  • Step 5: Since this operation takes the same amount of time regardless of the stack's size, it is considered constant time.
  • Step 6: Therefore, the time complexity of checking if a stack is empty is O(1).
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