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heapsort

noun

Etymology

From heap + sort.

  1. derived from sortem
  2. derived from sorte
  3. inherited from sort
  4. compounded as heapsort — “heap + sort”

Definitions

  1. A sorting algorithm based on the heap data structure.

  2. To sort with such an algorithm.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for heapsort. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA