Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selection sort

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: se-lec-tion -sort
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sorting algorithm that divides the input list into two sublists — items already sorted, and items not yet sorted — and gradually transfers elements from one list to the other.

Inflected Forms

selection sorts (plural)

Questions

What does selection sort mean?: A sorting algorithm that divides the input list into two sublists — items already sorted, and items not yet sorted — and gradually transfers elements from one list to the other.

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