"cycle sort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cycle sorts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cycle sort (plural cycle sorts)
  1. (computing theory) A sorting algorithm based on the idea that the permutation to be sorted can be factored into cycles that can be rotated individually to give a sorted result. Categories (topical): Theory of computing
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