Without hashing, we might use an array of key‑value pairs and linear search – O(n) per operation. With a balanced binary search tree we get O(log n). Hashing improves this to by computing an index directly from the key.
Dictionary contents: Bucket 0: (grape -> 8) Bucket 1: Bucket 2: Bucket 3: Bucket 4: (banana -> 7) Bucket 5: Bucket 6: Bucket 7: (apple -> 10) Bucket 8: Bucket 9: (orange -> 3) c program to implement dictionary using hashing algorithms
current = current->next;
// Double the size (use next prime for better distribution) int new_size = next_prime(old_size * 2); table->size = new_size; table->count = 0; table->buckets = (KeyValuePair**)calloc(new_size, sizeof(KeyValuePair*)); Without hashing, we might use an array of
#define TABLE_SIZE 10007 // A prime number 3) current = current->