quickselect

Summary

quickselect is a selection algorithm^[1]. quickselect draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (selection_algorithm category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• quickselect is credited with the discovery of Tony Hoare^[3].
• quickselect's image is recorded as Selecting quickselect frames.gif^[4].
• quickselect's instance of is recorded as selection algorithm^[5].
• quickselect's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6].
• quickselect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0118q2vs^[7].
• quickselect's different from is recorded as Floyd–Rivest algorithm^[8].
• quickselect's uses is recorded as array data structure^[9].
• quickselect's BabelNet ID is recorded as 14832478n^[10].
• quickselect's worst-case time complexity is recorded as O(n^2)^[11].
• quickselect's best-case time complexity is recorded as O(n)^[12].
• quickselect's average time complexity is recorded as O(n)^[13].
• quickselect's worst-case space complexity is recorded as O(1)^[14].
• quickselect's derivative work is recorded as median of medians^[15].
• quickselect's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Quickselect_algorithm^[16].
• quickselect's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as quickselect^[17].
• quickselect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778747193^[18].

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Designation and Status

quickselect's instance of is recorded as selection algorithm^[5].

Why It Matters

quickselect draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (selection_algorithm category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] quickselect has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] quickselect is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]