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gnome sort

gnome sort noun: a variation of the insertion sort that does not use nested loops.

Noun

gnome sort (plural gnome sorts)

  1. A variation of the insertion sort that does not use nested loops.

Forms of gnome sort

pluralgnome sorts

Origin of gnome sort

Named by Dutch computer scientist Dick Grune, based on a metaphor of a gnome walking along a line of flowerpots in order to sort them.

Questions about gnome sort

What does gnome sort mean?
Gnome sort means a variation of the insertion sort that does not use nested loops.
What part of speech is gnome sort?
Gnome sort is a noun.
What is the plural of gnome sort?
The plural of gnome sort is gnome sorts.

Words near gnome sort in the dictionary

  1. gnome owl
  2. gnome owls
  3. gnome plant
  4. gnome plants
  5. gnome sayin
  6. gnome sort
  7. gnome sorts
  8. gnome-napping
  9. gnome-nappings
  10. gnomed
  11. gnomedom

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