heapsort

Summary

heapsort is a sorting algorithm^[1]. heapsort draws 339 Wikipedia views per month (sorting_algorithm category, ranking #5 of 29).^[2]

Key Facts

• heapsort is credited with the discovery of J. W. J. Williams^[3].
• heapsort's image is recorded as Sorting heapsort anim.gif^[4].
• heapsort's image is recorded as Binary heap bottomup vs topdown.svg^[5].
• heapsort's instance of is recorded as sorting algorithm^[6].
• heapsort's instance of is recorded as comparison sort^[7].
• heapsort's Commons category is recorded as Heap sort^[8].
• heapsort's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• heapsort's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mwc^[10].
• heapsort's uses is recorded as array data structure^[11].
• heapsort's MathWorld ID is recorded as Heapsort^[12].
• heapsort's worst-case time complexity is recorded as O(n \log(n))^[13].
• heapsort's best-case time complexity is recorded as O(n \log(n))^[14].
• heapsort's average time complexity is recorded as O(n \log(n))^[15].
• heapsort's worst-case space complexity is recorded as O(1)^[16].
• heapsort's derivative work is recorded as smoothsort^[17].
• heapsort's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Sorting_algorithms/Heapsort^[18].
• heapsort's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as heapSort^[19].
• heapsort's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as heapSortI^[20].
• heapsort's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[21].
• heapsort's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 55201436^[22].
• heapsort's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as heap-sort^[23].
• heapsort's PlanetMath ID is recorded as Heapsort^[24].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sorting algorithm^[6] and comparison sort^[7].

Why It Matters

heapsort draws 339 Wikipedia views per month (sorting_algorithm category, ranking #5 of 29).^[2] heapsort has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] heapsort is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]