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smoothsort

smoothsort noun: a sorting algorithm based on heapsort but using the Leonardo numbers, tending to perform better than heapsort in cases where the items to be sorted are already partially sorted.

Noun

smoothsort (uncountable)

  1. A sorting algorithm based on heapsort but using the Leonardo numbers, tending to perform better than heapsort in cases where the items to be sorted are already partially sorted.

Origin of smoothsort

From smooth + sort.

Questions about smoothsort

What does smoothsort mean?
Smoothsort means a sorting algorithm based on heapsort but using the Leonardo numbers, tending to perform better than heapsort in cases where the items to be sorted are already partially sorted.
What part of speech is smoothsort?
Smoothsort is a noun.

Words near smoothsort in the dictionary

  1. smooths someone's feathers
  2. smooths up
  3. smoothshaven
  4. smoothskin
  5. smoothskins
  6. smoothsort
  7. smoothstep
  8. smoothtalk
  9. smoothtalked
  10. smoothtalker
  11. smoothtalkers

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