Sorting algorithm
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sorting-algorithm-183-15725393
title:
Sorting algorithm
text:
In computer science, a sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list into an order. The most frequently used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order, and either ascending or descending. Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the efficiency of other algorithms that require input data to be in sorted lists. Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output. Formally, the output of any sorting algorithm must satisfy two
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Algorithm that arranges lists in order
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm
date created:
2001-11-08T21:56:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:44:42Z
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