Big O or The Big O may refer to:

Fiction

* ''

The Big O ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'', a 1999 Japanese animated TV series

Mathematics and computing

* Big Omega function (disambiguation), various arithmetic functions in number theory *

Big O notation Big ''O'' notation is a mathematical notation that describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity. Big O is a member of a family of notations invented by Paul Bachmann, Edmund Lan ...

, asymptotic behavior in mathematics and computing **

Time complexity In computer science, the time complexity is the computational complexity that describes the amount of computer time it takes to run an algorithm. Time complexity is commonly estimated by counting the number of elementary operations performed by ...

in computer science, whose functions are commonly expressed in big O notation

People

Omar Gooding Omar Miles Gooding Sr., also known by his stage name, Big OOliver Miller Oliver J. Miller (born April 6, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. He was nicknamed "The Big O" because of his large size ( and well over throughout his pro career). Miller played college basketball at the University of ...

(born 1970), former professional basketball player *

Takashi Nagasaki is a Japanese author, manga writer and former editor of manga. He started his professional career at Shogakukan in 1980 and worked as an editor on the publisher's various manga magazines, including as editor-in-chief of ''Big Comic Spirits'' ...

(born 1958), Japanese author *

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

(born 1961), 44th President of the United States *

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

(1936–1988), American singer-songwriter *

Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway (born January 16, 1951) is an American retired sports radio and television personality based in the Boston area. He also spent over a decade as a radio sports commentator for Boston Celtics games. Career Ordway began his radio car ...

(born 1951), Boston-area sports radio host *

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

(1941–1967), American soul singer-songwriter and record producer *

Oscar Robertson Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson played ...

(born 1938), former professional basketball player *

Oscar Santana ''The Mike O'Meara Show'' is a daily podcast available through their website or iTunes. The show is hosted by Mike O'Meara and includes Robb Spewak and Oscar Santana. ''The Mike O'Meara Bonus Show'' is available every Friday to VIP members thr ...

, American radio personality *

Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...

(born 1954), American television host, producer and philanthropist *

Oscar McInerney Oscar McInerney (born 10 July 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 37 in the 2017 rookie draft. He made his debut in ...

(born 1994), Australian rules footballer

Structures and venues

Big O (Ferris wheel) is a centerless non-rotating Ferris wheel at Tokyo Dome City in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Big O has a diameter of . Tokyo's largest roller coaster, the Thunder Dolphin, passes through the centre of the wheel. Big O was constructed by Mitsubishi He ...

, the world's largest centerless Ferris wheel, in Japan *

Big "O" The Big "O" is a hillside letter representing the University of Oregon, located at Skinner Butte in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1958, the sign was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 2010. Every year, members of the un ...

, a structure on Skinner Butte in Eugene, Oregon, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places *

Olympic Stadium (Montreal) Olympic Stadium (french: Stade olympique) is a multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Canada, located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of the city. Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, it is n ...

, Quebec, Canada; the main venue of the 1976 Summer Olympics *

Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California. It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: USAC (and now In ...

, California, USA; former superspeedway racecar track

Other uses

Omega Omega (; capital: Ω, lowercase: ω; Ancient Greek ὦ, later ὦ μέγα, Modern Greek ωμέγα) is the twenty-fourth and final letter in the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system/isopsephy (gematria), it has a value of 800. The wo ...

(Ω), a Greek letter, whose name translates literally as "great O" *

Big O Tires Big O Tires, LLC. is one of North America's largest retail tire franchisors, with more than 450 independently owned and operated locations extending through 23 states primarily in the Western and Midwestern United States. It is headquartered in P ...

, a tire retailer in the United States and Canada * ''The Big O'' (album), by Roy Orbison * Big Orange Chorus, a barbershop men's chorus in Jacksonville, Florida

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