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Lets say I have an array as:
int a[]={4,5,7,10,2,3,6}
when I access an element, such as a[3], what does actually happen behind the scenes?
Why do many algorithm books (such as the Cormen book...) say that it takes a constant time?
(I'm just a noob in low-level programming so I would like to learn more from you guys)