External sorting is a class of sorting algorithms that can handle massive amounts of data. External sorting is required when the data being sorted do not...
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sorted lists. Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output. Formally, the output of any sorting algorithm...
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Quicksort (redirect from External quicksort)
1961. It is still a commonly used algorithm for sorting. Overall, it is slightly faster than merge sort and heapsort for randomized data, particularly...
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asymptotically optimal. External sorting is sorting in an external memory setting. External sorting can be done via distribution sort, which is similar to...
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science, merge sort (also commonly spelled as mergesort and as merge-sort) is an efficient, general-purpose, and comparison-based sorting algorithm. Most...
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K-way merge algorithm (category Sorting algorithms)
merge is also an external sorting algorithm. A 2-way merge, or a binary merge, has been studied extensively due to its key role in merge sort. An example of...
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internal sort is any data sorting process that takes place entirely within the main memory of a computer. This is possible whenever the data to be sorted is...
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Double-ended priority queue (section External sorting)
queue is external sorting. In an external sort, there are more elements than can be held in the computer's memory. The elements to be sorted are initially...
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Hash table (redirect from External chaining)
CRC Press. pp. 2–6. ISBN 0849326494. Lech Banachowski. "Indexes and external sorting". pl:Polsko-Japońska Akademia Technik Komputerowych. Archived from...
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Tournament sort is a variation of heapsort. Tournament replacement selection sorts are used to gather the initial runs for external sorting algorithms...
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primarily used for external sorting, and is more efficient than an ordinary merge sort when there are fewer than eight external working files (such as a...
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order. This can be achieved via an explicit sort operation (often an external sort), or by taking advantage of a pre-existing ordering in one or both of...
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quadratic sorting algorithms (sorting algorithms with a simple average-case of Θ(n2)), selection sort almost always outperforms bubble sort and gnome sort. Insertion...
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4.5. The oscillating sort 5.4.6. Practical considerations for tape merging 5.4.7. External radix sorting 5.4.8. Two-tape sorting 5.4.9. Disks and drums...
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integer sorting is the algorithmic problem of sorting a collection of data values by integer keys. Algorithms designed for integer sorting may also often...
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merge many already-sorted input streams into a single sorted output stream. Examples of the need for merging include external sorting and streaming results...
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Optical sorting (sometimes called digital sorting) is the automated process of sorting solid products using cameras and/or lasers. Depending on the types...
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Internalism and externalism are two opposite ways of integrating and explaining various subjects in several areas of philosophy. These include human motivation...
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The cache-oblivious distribution sort is a comparison-based sorting algorithm. It is similar to quicksort, but it is a cache-oblivious algorithm, designed...
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Merge algorithm (redirect from Balanced k-way merge sort)
various sorting algorithms, most famously merge sort. The merge algorithm plays a critical role in the merge sort algorithm, a comparison-based sorting algorithm...
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results of these small, solved problems. Like external sorting in the external memory model, cache-oblivious sorting is possible in two variants: funnelsort...
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obtained after sorting can be used for a variety of applications including research, diagnosis, and therapy. Methods of cell sorting fall into two major...
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algorithms are distribution sorts, particularly used for external sorting, which divide the data into separate subsets, sort the subsets, and then combine...
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External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a form of radiotherapy that utilizes a high-energy collimated beam of ionizing radiation, from a source outside...
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sorting with one, two or three riders on the team, but all require sorting the cattle from one pen to the other in the correct order. Ranch sorting and...
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emphasis on efficient techniques for sorting data on secondary storage, typically tape or disk. In 1968 the OS/360 Sort/Merge program provided five different...
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Funnelsort (redirect from Funnel sort)
comparison-based sorting algorithm. It is similar to mergesort, but it is a cache-oblivious algorithm, designed for a setting where the number of elements to sort is...
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Sortal is a concept used by some philosophers in discussing issues of identity, persistence, and change. Sortal terms are considered a species of general...
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Philosophical skepticism (redirect from External world skepticism)
approach that subjects all knowledge claims to scrutiny with the goal of sorting out true from false claims.[citation needed] Similarly, scientific skepticism...
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