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Overview of Sort Algorithms

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Sort Algorithms

Sorting algorithms allow us to put data in a certain order.

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Sort algorithms

  • A sort algorithm is a set of instructions to arrange a dataset into a particular order.
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Efficient sorting

  • An efficient sort algorithm is one which can sort a dataset in a short time.
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Examples of sorting algorithms

  • There are hundreds of sorting algorithms, but you only need to learn three:
    • Bubble sort
    • Insertion sort
    • Merge sort

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