Using the same example as for linear probing:
hash(14913) = 14913 % 7 = 3 hash(15930) = 15930 % 7 = 5 hash(16918) = 16918 % 7 = 6 hash(17020) = 17020 % 7 = 3 hash(14920) = 14920 % 7 = 3 ----------- 0 null 1 null 2 null 3 -----> (14913, 20) --> (17020,19) --> (14920,40) 4 null 5 -----> (15930, 10) 6 -----> (16918, 50) Collisions are all on the same list. So lookup of 14920 only requires 3 probes instead of 5; no values that hash to a different value are are involved unlike linear probing. Key Number of Probes to Lookup 14913 1 15930 1 16918 1 17020 2 14920 3 ------ 8 Average #probes (comparisons) to lookup a value which is present 8/5 = 1.6