Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

library sort

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
li-brary -sort
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.

Etymology

By analogy with a librarian who leaves gaps between books so that inserting a new book does not require moving so many of the existing books.

Inflected Forms

library sorts (plural)

Questions

What does library sort mean?
A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.
Where does library sort come from?
By analogy with a librarian who leaves gaps between books so that inserting a new book does not require moving so many of the existing books.

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