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heapsort

heapsort noun: a sorting algorithm based on the heap data structure.

Noun

heapsort (plural heapsorts)

  1. A sorting algorithm based on the heap data structure.

Verb

heapsort (third-person singular simple present heapsorts, present participle heapsorting, simple past and past participle heapsorted)

  1. (transitive) To sort with such an algorithm.

Forms of heapsort

Noun
pluralheapsorts
Verb
third-person singular presentheapsorts
present participleheapsorting
past participleheapsorted
pastheapsorted

Origin of heapsort

From heap + sort.

Questions about heapsort

What does heapsort mean?
Heapsort means a sorting algorithm based on the heap data structure.
What part of speech is heapsort?
Heapsort can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of heapsort?
The plural of heapsort is heapsorts.

Words near heapsort in the dictionary

  1. heaps coals of fire on someone's head
  2. heaps on
  3. heaps up
  4. Heaps' law
  5. heapsful
  6. heapsort
  7. heapsorted
  8. heapsorting
  9. heapsorts
  10. heapstead
  11. heapsteads

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