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Merge sort is an O(n log n) worst-case comparison-based stable sorting algorithm.

Explanation of Merge Sort for Dummies

I found this code online: def merge(left, right): result = [] i ,j = 0, 0 while i < len(left) and j < …

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A Python Segmentation Fault?

This generates a Segmentation Fault: 11 and I have no clue why. Before I get into it, here's the code: import …

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Number of Comparisons in Merge-Sort

I was studying the merge-sort subject that I ran into this concept that the number of comparisons in merge-sort (in …

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Stability of Merge sort

Is merge sort stable? I read it in a book which says merge sort is stable as long as the …

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Space requirements of a merge-sort

I'm trying to understand the space requirements for a Mergesort, O(n). I see that time requirements are basically, amount …

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when is insertion sort faster than merge sort?

For a homework problem, I was told that insertion sort runs at 8n^2 and that merge sort runs at 64(n(…

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Arrays.sort(Object[] a) - how is it implemented?

Are there any resources on how the mergeSort used by Arrays.sort(Object[] a) is implemented? While it is documented …

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For inputs of size n, for which values of n does insertion-sort beat merge-sort?

In the book Introduction to Algorithms (Corman), exercise 1.2-2 asks a the following question about comparing implementations of insertion sort …

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Writing merge sort in PHP

I have tried to write a basic merge sort in PHP involving a small array, yet the problem is it …

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"Not declared in this scope, and no declarations were found by argument-dependent lookup at the point of instantiation"

I'm beginning a program using heaps in which I must insertSort, mergeSort, and quickSort into the heap. I was instructed …

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