[MUD-Dev] Introduction Systems

[Alistair Milne]

>===== Original Message From "Ben Chambers" <bjchambers at phoenixdsl.com> =====

>>> Now, Ben's character file, stores that for him.  He would have a
>>> character file that is 33 bytes.  Then Kwon has a 33 byte file.
>>> John has a 33 byte file, Mark... etc.  For a total right there, of
>>> .165 K.  But this goes exponentially.  For an average length of
>>> name, N, and players P.  The storage required is P * ( P * (N +
>>> 3)) bytes.

I think you're confusing exponential with polynomial.  What you are
describing is essentially O(p^2) which is polynomial.  Exponential
would be O(x^p).

Genghis


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