Questions tagged [sorting]
Questions on the sorting/ordering functions of Mathematica (Sort, SortBy, Ordering, etc.).
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How to tally a list of lists only by considering the first element of the sub list
We need to Tally a list of lists only by considering the first element of the sub lists and then sort the resulting list.
As a simple example consider
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Can we find (and understand) the ordering functions used in the various output forms?
Can we use (and perhaps even understand) the sorting functions used in the various output forms (such as OutputForm, TraditionalForm, TeXForm, etc...).
This is motivated by the fact that I would like ...
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How to find curved line in image? [closed]
What's the best way to find smooth curves in an image? I can use EdgeDetect[] to generate a binary image with what looks to my human eye like two distinct smooth curves, and I can get the coordinates ...
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Ordering with repeats
A quick question on list ordering, how can I easily get the ordering of the list, so that, for
{0, Sqrt[3], 2 Sqrt[3], Sqrt[3], 3, 2 Sqrt[3]}
I get
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A complicated sorting problem
ClearAll["Global`*"];
list = {{c, c, c}, {b, b, b}, {a, a}, {x, x}, {d}, {e}};
I want to sort the sublists with more than one element in descending
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How to sort the poker card?
Define the order of sorting as 2>A>K>Q>J>10>9>8>7>6>5>4>3.
How can I reorder each of the three sets of data in the list from smallest to largest according to this ...
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Sorting logic and generation of letter sequence
In the context of experimental designs, it is common to generate the various treatment names to build the factorial design table.
The table of the 2^2 design reads :
For the 2^3, the table reads :
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How can I make the list of largest abscissae from a nested list of coordinates?
Suppose I have a nested list of coordinates as:
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What are #1 and #2 in the Sort[{{a, 2, 5}, {c, 1, 4}, {d, 3, 2}}, #1[[3]] < #2[[3]] &]? [closed]
Sort[{{a, 2, 5}, {c, 1, 4}, {d, 3, 2}}, #1[[3]] < #2[[3]] &]
In the above code, the list is ordered based on the third element of each sublist.
But what ...
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Implementing HeapSort in WL
Good day,
I am trying to implement the HeapSort Algorithm using WL. My attempt is shown below.
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How to sort filenames in actual numerical order?
I have inherited a collection of files that are numbered... something like:
file-0, file-1, file-2, ... file-9, file-10, file-11, ... file-19, file-20, ...
When I Import them, they come in scrambled ...
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