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the algorithmic problem of ordering a set of elements with respect to some ordering relation.

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Why does bubble sort do $\Theta(n^2)$ comparisons on an $n$ element list?

I have to disagree slightly with what Shaull said, although it still comes out to the same big-theta run time. It is true that the first element in a reversely sorted list will have n-1 comparisons, b …
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