What is Quick Sort?
Quick Sort is an efficient, in-place sorting algorithm that was developed by Tony Hoare in 1960. It is particularly known for its excellent average-case time complexity of O(n log n).
How Does It Work?
Quick Sort follows the divide-and-conquer strategy. It works by selecting a 'pivot' element from the array and partitioning the other elements into two subsets: one with items less than the pivot and one with items greater. This process is recursively applied to the subsets.
Advantages of Quick Sort
- Efficient for large datasets
- In-place sort (requires little extra space)
- Widely used and well understood
Further Reading
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