heapsort
worst-case optimal in-place comparison sorting algorithm based on the heap data structure
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heapsort
Summary
heapsort is a sorting algorithm[1]. heapsort draws 1,312 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 instance of is recorded as sorting algorithm[4].
- heapsort's instance of is recorded as comparison sort[5].
- heapsort's Commons category is recorded as Heap sort[6].
- heapsort's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1964[7].
- heapsort's uses is recorded as array data structure[8].
- heapsort's derivative work is recorded as smoothsort[9].
- heapsort's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include sorting algorithm[4] and comparison sort[5].
Why It Matters
heapsort draws 1,312 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.[11] heapsort is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]