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(Multiplication rule)
If an outer loop runs n times and an inner loop runs m times, total work is n × m. If both are n, you get O(n²).
Three nested loops give O(n³). This scales worse than quadratic. You want to avoid this if possible.
Each layer of nesting multiplies complexity.
