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Comparison to other sorting algorithms

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Variants

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Complexity

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

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Avg. degree1.94

Density0.060606

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Selection sort

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related to Comparison to other sorting algorithms · 5

Selection sort → Among, However, Insertion, It, Simple

related to Complexity · 5

Selection sort → By, Finding, Selecting, Selection, Therefore

related to Variants · 4

Selection sort → Heapsort, It, Theta, This

related to External links · 3

Selection sort → Animated Sorting Algorithms, March, Wayback Machine

Average performance · 1

Selection sort → O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} swaps

Best-case performance · 1

Selection sort → O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} swap

Class · 1

Selection sort → Sorting algorithm

Data structure · 1

Selection sort → Array

Optimal · 1

Selection sort → No

Worst-case performance · 1

Selection sort → O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} swaps

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sort selection sorting displaystyle algorithm sorted insertion algorithms complexity list elements minimum order array comparisons two items remaining element time

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Selection sort	Average performance	O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} swaps	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	Best-case performance	O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} swap	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	Class	Sorting algorithm	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	Data structure	Array	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	Optimal	No	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	Worst-case performance	O ( n 2 ) {\displaystyle O(n^{2})} comparisons, O ( n ) {\displaystyle O(n)} swaps	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	Worst-case space complexity	O ( 1 ) {\displaystyle O(1)} auxiliary	1.00	infobox
Selection sort	is a	in-place comparison sorting algorithm	0.90	text
mergesort	instance of	divide-and-conquer algorithms	0.80	text
Selection sort	related to Comparison to other sorting algorithms	Among	0.60	section
Selection sort	related to Comparison to other sorting algorithms	Insertion	0.60	section
Selection sort	related to Comparison to other sorting algorithms	Simple	0.60	section

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