Bucket Sort:
Bucket Sort:
What is Bucket Sort?
Bucket Sort is a way to arrange numbers in order by grouping them into buckets, sorting the numbers inside each bucket, and then combining all the buckets.
How does it work?
- Divide the numbers into groups (buckets) based on their values.
- Sort each bucket individually.
- Combine all the sorted buckets into one list.
Step-by-step process:
- Create empty buckets.
- Put each number into the right bucket based on its value.
- Sort the numbers inside each bucket.
- Merge all the buckets back together in order.
Example:
List: [0.42, 0.32, 0.23, 0.52, 0.73, 0.25, 0.12]
Step 1: Create buckets (e.g., one for each range, like 0.0–0.1, 0.1–0.2, etc.).
Buckets: [ ], [0.12], [0.23, 0.25], [0.32], [0.42], [ ], [0.52], [0.73]Step 2: Sort each bucket:
Sorted buckets: [ ], [0.12], [0.23, 0.25], [0.32], [0.42], [ ], [0.52], [0.73]Step 3: Combine the buckets:
Combined list: [0.12, 0.23, 0.25, 0.32, 0.42, 0.52, 0.73]
Key idea:
Divide numbers into groups (buckets), sort inside the groups, and combine the groups to get the sorted list.
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