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Are comparison sort algos appropriate for SUBJECTIVE sorting?
I've been tasked with creating an online feature that ranks 50 fantasy characters from a variety of domains based on combat acumen and polls users one which one is the most powerful based on their ...
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How to determine the fewest number of comparisons for Heapsort?
I'm currently doing an exercise that asks to prove that Standard-Heapsort requires at fewest $\frac{1}{8} n \log(n) - O(n)$ comparisons, in its best case.
In its average case, Heapsort only requires $...
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