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Choosing the Best Sorting Algorithm

Choosing the Best Sorting Algorithm

Learn how you can choose a sorting algorithm given the certain requirements and input conditions.

No sorting algorithm is perfect. All have their advantages and disadvantages. Letā€™s discuss them one by one:

Quicksort

Quicksort is used when a stable sort isnā€™t required and average-case performance is more critical than worst-case performance. We choose quicksort when the data is random. The quick sort has an average time complexity of O(nlog(n))O(nlog(n)) and worst-case time complexity of ...