median of medians

Summary

median of medians is a selection algorithm^[1]. It draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (selection_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• median of medians is credited with the discovery of Manuel Blum^[3].
• median of medians is credited with the discovery of Robert W. Floyd^[4].
• median of medians is credited with the discovery of Vaughan Ronald Pratt^[5].
• median of medians is credited with the discovery of Ron Rivest^[6].
• median of medians is credited with the discovery of Robert Tarjan^[7].
• median of medians's instance of is recorded as selection algorithm^[8].
• median of medians's based on is recorded as quickselect^[9].
• median of medians's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• median of medians's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0wxn8sx^[11].
• median of medians's uses is recorded as array data structure^[12].
• median of medians's worst-case time complexity is recorded as O(n)^[13].
• median of medians's best-case time complexity is recorded as O(n)^[14].
• median of medians's worst-case space complexity is recorded as O(\log n)^[15].
• median of medians's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781229646^[16].

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Designation and Status

median of medians's instance of is recorded as selection algorithm^[8].

Why It Matters

median of medians draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (selection_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]