There are balanced and external variants of this algorithm which is used in the initial steps, but not for worst case scenarios, in a process developed by David Musser.
There are balanced and external variants of this algorithm which is used in the initial steps, but not for worst case scenarios, in a process developed by David Musser. C.A.R. Hoare developed this algorithm which chooses an initial pivot value and then separates the list based on their relation to the pivot value, the algorithm works by continually choosing pivot values from each sub list. With big O notation, its average performance is n log n, making it advantageous to bubble sort and comparable to merge sort. For 10 points, name this classic divide and conquer sorting algorithm that is named for its speed.
There are balanced and external variants of this algorithm which is used in the initial steps, but not for worst case scenarios, in a process developed by David Musser.
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