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quicksorting

quicksorting is the present participle and gerund of quicksort.

Meaning of quicksort

Verb

quicksort (third-person singular simple present quicksorts, present participle quicksorting, simple past and past participle quicksorted)

  1. (transitive) To sort with such an algorithm.
    • The first and last subsets are then recursively quicksorted.1991, Maguire et al, Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Applications

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Questions about quicksorting

What is quicksorting the present participle and gerund of?
Quicksorting is the present participle and gerund of quicksort.

Words near quicksorting in the dictionary

  1. quicksilvery
  2. quicksmart
  3. quicksome
  4. quicksort
  5. quicksorted
  6. quicksorting
  7. quicksorts
  8. quickstart
  9. quickstarts
  10. quickstep
  11. quickstepped

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