title: How do I properly calculate the load factor of a hash table that uses separate chaining?
body: <p>I'm working with hash tables that use separate chaining as a collision resolution technique.</p>
  
  <p>I do know that the general formula is N/table_length, where N is the number of items currently in the table.</p>
  
  <p>I'm a bit confused by the denominator. Would it be the size of the array + the number of chained elements, or simply the size of the array?</p>