What is the time complexity of the 'find' operation in Union-Find with path compression?
The time complexity of the 'find' operation is almost constant, specifically O(Î±(n)), where Î± is the inverse Ackermann function, which grows extremely slowly.
Thatâ€™s correct. The inverse Ackermann function ensures that the time complexity is very close to constant in practice.
Can you explain why path compression helps to achieve near constant time for the 'find' operation?