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Each pass is O(n) since we have to visit each element, so the entire algorithm is O(n). | Each pass is O(n) since we have to visit each element, so the entire algorithm is O(n). | ||
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+ | Why three passes ? .Two passes can do it | ||
+ | index_red=-1 | ||
+ | for index =0 to a.length-1 | ||
+ | if a[index].color == "Red" | ||
+ | swap(a,++index_red,index) | ||
+ | index_blue=index_red | ||
+ | for index = index_blue+1 to a.length-1 | ||
+ | if a[index].color=="blue" | ||
+ | swap(a,++index_blue,index) | ||
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+ | The ''swap'' above makes it a non-stable sort. | ||
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+ | ''Any stable source can do'' looks inaccurate to me. Insert and selection are O(n^2). Bucket sort and the variant at the top seem the only ways to do it in O(n). |
Latest revision as of 00:12, 21 November 2019
Why break up the pairs and use buckets? It seems like you simply need three passes: First pass - get the reds and insert them in order into a new array of size n (assuming we can use additional space) Second pass - get the blues and insert them in order into the array Third pass - get the yellows and insert them in order into the array
Each pass is O(n) since we have to visit each element, so the entire algorithm is O(n).
EDIT: Why three passes ? .Two passes can do it
index_red=-1 for index =0 to a.length-1 if a[index].color == "Red" swap(a,++index_red,index) index_blue=index_red for index = index_blue+1 to a.length-1 if a[index].color=="blue" swap(a,++index_blue,index)
The swap above makes it a non-stable sort.
Any stable source can do looks inaccurate to me. Insert and selection are O(n^2). Bucket sort and the variant at the top seem the only ways to do it in O(n).