The concept in which a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order is best known as which of these terms?

Difficulty: Hard

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This Hard Algorithms MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “The concept in which a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order is best known as which of these terms?”

The accepted answer is C. Sorting stability. Sorting stability refers to a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order.

A. Bellman-Ford algorithm
Why not A: “Bellman-Ford algorithm” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Sorting stability. Sorting stability refers to a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order.
B. Amortized analysis
Why not B: “Amortized analysis” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Sorting stability. Sorting stability refers to a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order.
C. Sorting stability ✓
D. Linear search
Why not D: “Linear search” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Sorting stability. Sorting stability refers to a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order.

Correct answer

C. Sorting stability

Explanation

Sorting stability refers to a property of a sorting algorithm where elements with equal keys retain their original relative order.

Source: Algorithms Official Reference Guide

Tags: computer science, algorithms, problem solving, complexity analysis

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