stooge sort

an inefficient recursive sorting algorithm
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stooge sort
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stooge sort

Summary

stooge sort is a sorting algorithm[1]. It draws 191 Wikipedia views per month (sorting_algorithm category, ranking #8 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • stooge sort's image is recorded as Sorting stoogesort anim.gif[3].
  • stooge sort's instance of is recorded as sorting algorithm[4].
  • stooge sort's instance of is recorded as comparison sort[5].
  • stooge sort's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qf22[6].
  • stooge sort's uses is recorded as array data structure[7].
  • stooge sort's worst-case time complexity is recorded as O(n^{log{3}/log{1.5}})[8].
  • stooge sort's worst-case space complexity is recorded as O( n )[9].
  • stooge sort's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Sorting_algorithms/Stooge_sort[10].
  • stooge sort's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as stoogesort[11].
  • stooge sort's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 121662688[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sorting algorithm[4] and comparison sort[5].

Why It Matters

stooge sort draws 191 Wikipedia views per month (sorting_algorithm category, ranking #8 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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