"bucket sort" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bucket sorts [plural]
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  1. (computing theory) A sorting algorithm that partitions an array into a number of buckets (groups of elements) which are then individually sorted, either recursively or using some other algorithm. Wikipedia link: bucket sort Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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