introspective sorts

A form of introspective sort — A sorting algorithm that begins with quicksort and switches to heapsort when the recursion depth exceeds a level based on (the logarithm of) the number of elements being sorted.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of introspective sort
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