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probability of number of comparisons of randomized quicksort
Let's assume we have an array of length $5$ which contains pairwise different integers. The subcript denotes the order of the respective integer, so $i_1<i_2<i_3<i_4<i_5$.
We apply the ...
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Sit N people around a table so as to minimize the maximum difference in height between any two adjacent people
(This is actually a coding challenge for an interview. Unfortunately, only 2 test cases are coded, so even if my solution passes them both, that doesn't tell me I've found the correct solution. Also, ...
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Could graph theory aid in the understanding of comparison sorting algorithms?
I am interested in computing the exact number of comparisons that are needed to sort a list. See this wikipedia article.
Up to $n=15$, we know how many comparisons between elements one must make to ...
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