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3. Linear search
One way of carrying out a search is to do it linearly.
Linear search looks for an item within a data set by starting with the first item in the set and comparing it to the search criteria.
If no match is found, then the next one is compared. This continues until a match is found or the end of the set is reached.
Linear search is also known as the sequential search algorithm.
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