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id: 698dea367932b3cc4b19c949
title: Linear Search
challengeType: 11
videoId: aC9uj1nYJLI
dashedName: linear-search
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# --description--

In this video, you will examine how linear search works on a list of names.

# --questions--

## --text--

When might you use linear search over binary search?

## --answers--

When the list is very large and already sorted.

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If you need logarithmic time complexity.

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If you know the list is unsorted.

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When you can repeatedly divide the dataset in half.

## --video-solution--

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