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sort algorithm

[′sȯrt ¦al·gə‚rith·əm]
(computer science)
The methods followed in arranging a set of data items into a sequence according to precise rules.
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As mentioned in Section 2, the current well-known fastest string sorting algorithm is SA-IS, which has the time complexity O(N).
When implemented properly, Quicksort can be even three times faster in comparison with other sorting algorithm because of its outstanding performance.
We remark that Neumann and Sulzgruber (2013) define analogous sorting algorithms, by replacing [??] with a more general order [[??].sub.U].
However the CUDPP has a wonderful parallel radix sort algorithm; the sorting algorithm is not suitable for our system.
The teacher sets up the algorithms to configure the server, then selects a sorting algorithm and sets the number of the students.
Then the proposed lone diagonal sorting algorithm is applied to the images which are separated from frames.
This paper concentrates on further improvements of digital circuits, which implement recursive sorting algorithms. The proposed improvements include both algorithmic and architectural optimization techniques.
In the following, I describe several experimental results regarding the implemented sorting algorithm. The performance tests sorted sequences of 32-bit words key-value pairs, this length being suitable for building irregular data structures and sorting points.
Using Fourier features, certain objects commonly found in recycle sorting could be easily detected, reducing development time and increasing the accuracy of the sorting algorithm.
Exact matches are of course preferable; PlugIn matches are considered the next best, since the output returned can probably be used by the users, e.g., an advertiser providing program codes might be expected to provide some more specific kinds of program codes than what the users expect; Subsume matches are considered to be third best, since an advertiser might also provide some more specific (super-class) services, e.g., an advertiser providing program code based on the sorting algorithm might also provide program code in general; and Disjoint is the lowest level, since it shows that no item could satisfy the request: it is considered to be a failed match.