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Comparison sort

A comparison sort is a type of sorting algorithm that only reads the list elements through a single abstract comparison operation (often a "less than or equal to" operator or a three-way comparison) that determines which of two elements should occur first in the final sorted list. The only requirement is that the operator forms a total preorder over the…

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Integer sortingCounting sortRadix sortSorting pairs of numbers by their sum
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Number of comparisons required to sort a list

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Comparison sort → Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co, Computer Programming, Donald, III, ISBN, Knuth, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Minimum-Comparison Sorting, Searching, Sorting, The Art, USA, Vol, Wikisource-logo
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Comparison sort → Comparison, In, Non-comparison, The, There, This
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Comparison sort → Given, If, The, Therefore, This
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Comparison sort → Other, Some, The, When
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Comparison sort → type of sorting algorithm that only reads the list elements through a single abstract comparison operation

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Comparison sortis atype of sorting algorithm that only reads the list elements through a single abstract comparison operation0.90text
swaps or assignments.A metaphor for thinking about comparison sorts is that someone has a set of unlabelled weightsinstance ofthe number of executed comparisons is used to determine upper bound estimates for the number of executed basic operations0.80text
a balance scaleinstance ofthe number of executed comparisons is used to determine upper bound estimates for the number of executed basic operations0.80text
insertion sort run in Oinstance ofmany adaptive sorts0.80text
the order of floating-point numbersinstance ofComparison sorts generally adapt more easily to complex orders0.80text
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Comparison sortrelated to ExamplesQuicksortHeapsortShellsortMerge0.60section
Comparison sortrelated to Number of comparisons required to sort a listThe0.60section

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