Is it correct to assume that PageRank is a sorting algorithm or does it fall in any other category?
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The answer depends on what you mean by a sorting algorithm. The usual meaning is:
A sorting algorithm is an algorithm that gets a list $L$ of comparable objects, and sorts them in (say) nondecreasing order. The algorithm could only work for a certain class of objects.
If you use this definition, then PageRank isn't a sorting algorithm. But it's up to you.
answered Jun 10 '19 at 18:03
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$\begingroup$ One may say that PageRank is a ranking algorithm, not a sorting algorithm. $\endgroup$ – Matthieu Latapy Jan 5 at 19:18
