THINK++ — Engineering Visualized

📖 LESSON

Sorting Basics

Sorting is the process of arranging data in a specific order (ascending or descending). It is a fundamental operation that many other algorithms rely on.

Bubble/Selection/Insertion

O(N²)

Small datasets

Merge/Quick Sort

O(N log N)

General purpose

Counting/Radix Sort

O(N + K)

Small range integers

Sorting Basics

Simulation Lab v2.0

Graph Engine Ready

Timeline

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Edit Mode

Speed1000ms

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Drag Panels to Organize

💡 Stability in Sorting

A sorting algorithm is **stable** if it preserves the relative order of elements with equal keys. This is important when sorting objects by multiple criteria.

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