Coding Interview Vocabulary (For Non-native Speakers)
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Dec 26, 2023
In this article, I want to show you all the important terminologies I’ve collected while I’m practicing on leetcode. One of the aspects interviewers try to evaluate during your coding interviews is your communication skills. As someone who doesn’t have an English education background, I make sure I remember these terms so that I can express my ideas clearly and smoothly in an interview. Let’s dive right in.
Big O Notation
These are the most frequently used time complexity and their names. If you don’t want to remember their names, it’s totally fine to just say the left-hand side, e.g. n to 2 for O(n²).
Math
Numerator and denominator
Name of the digits
Coordinates System
Exponentiation
