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insertion sorts

insertion sorts is the plural of insertion sort.

Meaning of insertion sort

Noun

insertion sort (countable and uncountable, plural insertion sorts)

  1. A sorting algorithm that performs its task by inserting new items into a pre-existing sorted data structure.

Questions about insertion sorts

What is insertion sorts the plural of?
Insertion sorts is the plural of insertion sort.

Words near insertion sorts in the dictionary

  1. insertion order
  2. insertion orders
  3. insertion reaction
  4. insertion reactions
  5. insertion sort
  6. insertion sorts
  7. insertion time
  8. insertion times
  9. insertional
  10. insertionally
  11. insertions

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