Is Logarithmic Time Constant?

Text on the meme

@ (log n) Is this effectively constant time?

What it means

A cartoon character gestures toward the notation O(log n) while asking whether logarithmic time is effectively constant. The joke mocks the tendency to treat slowly growing algorithmic complexity as “basically constant” in practical discussions. EN: A cartoon character gestures toward the notation O(log n) while asking whether logarithmic time is effectively constant. The joke mocks the tendency to treat slowly growing algorithmic complexity as “basically constant” in practical discussions.

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cartoon character / мультяшный персонаж raised hand / поднятая рука blue-green circular logo / сине-зелёный круглый логотип mathematical notation / математическое обозначение window / окно yellow banana-shaped wall decoration / жёлтое украшение в форме банана red vest / красный жилет white shirt / белая рубашка book / книга bushes / кусты