smoothsort

Questions

What does smoothsort mean?

A sorting algorithm based on heapsort but using the Leonardo numbers, tending to perform better than heapsort in cases where the items to be sorted are already partially sorted.

Where does smoothsort come from?

From smooth + sort.

How to pronounce smoothsort

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