If a function $f(n)=Theta(g(n))$, does it follow that $f(n/k)=Theta(g(n))$ for a constant $k$?

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Suppose the following is true for some f(n) and g(n):
$f(n) = Theta(g(n))$
Does that mean $f(n/k) = Theta(g(n))$ for any value of $k>0$?
I know that for the above to be true, there must exist positive constants $c_1$, $c_2$, $n_0$ such that for all $n geq n_0, $ $c_1(g(n)) leq f(n) leq c_2(g(n))$. Thus if $f(n) = Theta(g(n))$, then can I assume:
$frac{1}{k}c_1(g(n)) leq f(n/k) leq frac{1}{k}c_2(g(n))$ to satisfy big Theta?
My apologies if this is totally obvious or if I'm completely on the wrong track, my math background isn't the strongest. Are there any relevant properties that might describe this relationship?

gnasher729 · Accepted Answer

Take $f(n) = n^4$. For this function, if you double the argument, the result is multiplied by 16, that is by a constant factor. Now take $g(n) = 2^n$. For this function, if you double the argument, the result is squared, and since $2^n$ can grow arbitrarily large, there is no limit to the growth factor achieved by squaring g(n).
That’s the difference. If the growth from doubling the argument has an upper limit then $Theta$ stays the some, otherwise it doesn’t.

zkutch · Answer

For given $f(n)$, well defined, for $forall nin mathbb{N}$, the function $f(n/x)$ can be even undefined: for example $f(n)=frac{1}{n-frac{1}{2}}$ and $x=2$.
More sophisticated example is
$$
f(n)=begin{cases}
2^k, & n=2k+1 \
k, & n=2k
end{cases}
$$
Obviously $f(2n) in Theta(n)$, but $f(n)notin Theta(n)$.
Case, where your sentence is true is, for example, homogeneous function with homogeneous degree $k=1$ i.e. when $g(Cx)=Cg(x)$ and we consider homogeneous functions subset from $Theta(g)$.

Watercrystal · Answer

Suppose $f(n) = 2^n$. Then $f(n / 2) = 2^{n / 2} = sqrt{2^n}$ and setting e.g. $g(n) = 2^n$ as well shows $f(n) in Theta(g(n))$ but $f(n / 2) notin Theta(g(n))$, so this does not hold in general.

If a function $f(n)=Theta(g(n))$, does it follow that $f(n/k)=Theta(g(n))$ for a constant $k$?

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