" In computer science, a sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list into an order."
These are a set of algorithms that organize data in a specific order. Examples include bubble sort, insertion sort, and quicksort.
"The most frequently used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order, and either ascending or descending."
"Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the efficiency of other algorithms (such as search and merge algorithms) that require input data to be in sorted lists."
"The output is in monotonic order (each element is no smaller/larger than the previous element, according to the required order)." "The output is a permutation (a reordering, yet retaining all of the original elements) of the input."
"Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output."
"For optimum efficiency, the input data should be stored in a data structure which allows random access rather than one that allows only sequential access."
"The output is in monotonic order (each element is no smaller/larger than the previous element, according to the required order)."
"Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the efficiency of other algorithms (such as search and merge algorithms) that require input data to be in sorted lists."
"Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output."
"The most frequently used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order, and either ascending or descending."
"The output is a permutation (a reordering, yet retaining all of the original elements) of the input."
"For optimum efficiency, the input data should be stored in a data structure which allows random access rather than one that allows only sequential access."
"Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the efficiency of other algorithms."
"Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output."
"A sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list into an order."
"The output is a permutation (a reordering, yet retaining all of the original elements) of the input."
"The most frequently used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order, and either ascending or descending."
"Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the efficiency of other algorithms (such as search and merge algorithms) that require input data to be in sorted lists."
"Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output."
"For optimum efficiency, the input data should be stored in a data structure which allows random access rather than one that allows only sequential access."