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Bubble sort

Bubble sort, sometimes referred to as sinking sort, is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the input list element by element, comparing the current element with the one after it, swapping their values if needed. These passes through the list are repeated until no swaps have to be performed during a pass, meaning that the list has…

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Average performance
O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} swaps
Best-case performance
O ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} comparisons, O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} swaps
Class
Sorting algorithm
Data structure
Array
Optimal
No
Worst-case performance
O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} swaps

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Bubble sort

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples107
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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related to References · 24
Bubble sort → Algorithms, An Archaeological Algorithmic Analysis, Astrachan, Branch Prediction, CachesFundamentals, Charles, Clifford Stein, Cormen, Data Structures, Ellis Horowitz, Introduction, ISBN, Leiserson, McGraw-Hill, MIT Press, Presence, Problem, Rivest, Ronald, Sartaj Sahni
related to Rabbits and turtles · 14
Bubble sort → Aesop's, An, Cocktail, Comb, For, Hare, If, It, Its, On, The, The Tortoise, This, Various
related to history · 10
Bubble sort → ACM, Association, Computing Machinery, Edward Harry Friend, Friend, Iverson, Journal, Kenneth, Sorting, The
related to External links · 9
Bubble sort → Animated Sorting Algorithms, Archived, David, Java, Lafore's Bubble Sort, Martin, OEISsequenceA008302, Retrieved, Table
related to Performance · 6
Bubble sort → Bubble, Even, For, Like, Most, This
related to Optimizing bubble sort · 5
Bubble sort → In, More, So, The, This
related to Step-by-step example · 5
Bubble sort → In, Now, Take, The, Three
related to Use · 5
Bubble sort → Although, Due, Even, However, Owen Astrachan
related to Variations · 5
Bubble sort → Cocktail, Comb, Odd, Passes, This
related to In popular culture · 4
Bubble sort → Barack Obama, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, In, Obama

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sort bubble sorting algorithm list elements algorithms insertion sorted displaystyle complexity element one pass used quicksort performance number even move

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Bubble sortAverage performanceO ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} swaps1.00infobox
Bubble sortBest-case performanceO ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} comparisons, O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} swaps1.00infobox
Bubble sortClassSorting algorithm1.00infobox
Bubble sortData structureArray1.00infobox
Bubble sortOptimalNo1.00infobox
Bubble sortWorst-case performanceO ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} swaps1.00infobox
Bubble sortWorst-case space complexityO ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} total, O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} auxiliary1.00infobox
Bubble sortis astable sort algorithm0.90text
quicksortinstance ofMore efficient algorithms0.80text
timsortinstance ofMore efficient algorithms0.80text
or merge sort are used by the sorting libraries built into popular programming languages such as Pythoninstance ofMore efficient algorithms0.80text
Javainstance ofMore efficient algorithms0.80text

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