quicksort

noun

Meaning

A highly efficient divide-and-conquer algorithm for sorting elements in an array or list by selecting a pivot and partitioning other elements into two sub-arrays based on whether they are less than or greater than the pivot.

Examples

  • The software engineer implemented a quicksort to handle the large dataset processing.
  • Because quicksort performs exceptionally well on average, it remains a standard choice for many library sorting functions.

Synonyms: sort, arrange, organize, classify