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Sorting number

In mathematics and computer science, the sorting numbers are a sequence of numbers introduced in 1950 by Hugo Steinhaus for the analysis of comparison sort algorithms. These numbers give the worst-case number of comparisons used by both binary insertion sort and merge sort. However, there are other algorithms that use fewer comparisons.

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Sorting number

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples9
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
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related to Application to sorting · 7
Sorting number → Ford, Ford Jr, Hugo Steinhaus, In, Johnson, Selmer, The
has application · 1
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related to Formula and examples · 1
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Sorting numberhas applicationThe0.60section
Sorting numberrelated to Application to sortingIn0.60section
Sorting numberrelated to Application to sortingHugo Steinhaus0.60section
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Sorting numberrelated to Application to sortingFord Jr0.60section
Sorting numberrelated to Application to sortingSelmer0.60section
Sorting numberrelated to Application to sortingJohnson0.60section
Sorting numberrelated to Application to sortingFord0.60section
Sorting numberrelated to Formula and examplesThe0.60section

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