# Unbounded Runtime Growth

> An algorithm whose running time grows without bound as input scales, becoming infeasible at size.

Record: `lex:unbounded-runtime-growth`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-unbounded-runtime-growth

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Time Complexity](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/time-complexity.md)