mergesort
mergesort noun: a divide and conquer sorting algorithm that operates by dividing the items to be sorted into many small lists and gradually merging them together.
Noun
mergesort (plural mergesorts)
- A divide and conquer sorting algorithm that operates by dividing the items to be sorted into many small lists and gradually merging them together.
Verb
mergesort (third-person singular simple present mergesorts, present participle mergesorting, simple past and past participle mergesorted)
- To sort with such an algorithm.
Forms of mergesort
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mergesorts |
| alternative form | merge-sort |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mergesorts |
| present participle | mergesorting |
| past participle | mergesorted |
| past | mergesorted |
Origin of mergesort
From merge + sort.
Questions about mergesort
- What does mergesort mean?
- Mergesort means a divide and conquer sorting algorithm that operates by dividing the items to be sorted into many small lists and gradually merging them together.
- What part of speech is mergesort?
- Mergesort can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of mergesort?
- The plural of mergesort is mergesorts.
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