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	* We also encountered them with hash tables and dynamic resizing of hash tables: [[Hash_Maps/Dynamic_Resizing#Amortization]]		* We also encountered them with hash tables and dynamic resizing of hash tables: [[Hash_Maps/Dynamic_Resizing#Amortization]]

	~~==Aggregate Method==~~		<math>
			\sum \text{actual cost} \leq \sum \text{amortized cost}
	~~The simplest way of thinking about amortization is using the aggregate method: to compute the~~ amortized cost ~~per operation, we sum up the time for k operations, and divide by k.~~		</math>

	~~Amortized cost per operation = ( total cost of k operations )~~ / ~~( k )~~

	~~The downside is, mixing different operations makes things more complicated.~~

	==More General Definition==		==More General Definition==

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	~~See https:~~/~~/ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-046j-design-and-analysis-of-algorithms-spring-2015/lecture-notes/MIT6_046JS15_lec05.pdf~~		An operation takes "T(n) amortized" if k operations take <math> \leq k \cdot T(n)</math> time

			k inserts take theta(k) time, so this is O(1) amortized insert

	Methods for amortized analysis:		Methods for amortized analysis:
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	The downside is, mixing different operations makes things more complicated.		The downside is, mixing different operations makes things more complicated.

	==~~more general definition~~==		==More General Definition==

	The more general way of talking about an amortized bound is saying, each operation will have some particular cost that we assign it (amortized cost). We are then only required to preserve the sum of these costs. That is,		The more general way of talking about an amortized bound is saying, each operation will have some particular cost that we assign it (amortized cost). We are then only required to preserve the sum of these costs. That is,
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	If we know that the amortized cost is at most constant, then we know that the actual cost is at most constant. This abstracts away costs of individual operations, only focusing on the overall cost.		If we know that the amortized cost is at most constant, then we know that the actual cost is at most constant. This abstracts away costs of individual operations, only focusing on the overall cost.


			==Links==

			See https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-046j-design-and-analysis-of-algorithms-spring-2015/lecture-notes/MIT6_046JS15_lec05.pdf

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	* We also encountered them with hash tables and dynamic resizing of hash tables: [[Hash_Maps/Dynamic_Resizing#Amortization]]		* We also encountered them with hash tables and dynamic resizing of hash tables: [[Hash_Maps/Dynamic_Resizing#Amortization]]

	==~~aggregate method~~==		==Aggregate Method==

	The simplest way of thinking about amortization is using the aggregate method: to compute the amortized cost per operation, we sum up the time for k operations, and divide by k.		The simplest way of thinking about amortization is using the aggregate method: to compute the amortized cost per operation, we sum up the time for k operations, and divide by k.

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 See https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-046j-design-and-analysis-of-algorithms-spring-2015/lecture-notes/MIT6_046JS15_lec05.pdf
 Methods for amortized analysis:
-* Aggregate method - see [[Amortization/Aggregate Method]]
+* Aggregate method - see below
 * Accounting method - see [[Amortization/Accounting Method]]
 * Charging method
 * Potential method
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	Methods for amortized analysis:		Methods for amortized analysis:
	* Aggregate method		* Aggregate method - see [[Amortization/Aggregate Method]]
	* Accounting method		* Accounting method - see [[Amortization/Accounting Method]]
	* Charging method		* Charging method
	* Potential method		* Potential method

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See https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-046j-design-and-analysis-of-algorithms-spring-2015/lecture-notes/MIT6_046JS15_lec05.pdf

Methods for amortized analysis:
* Aggregate method
* Accounting method
* Charging method
* Potential method

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