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quicksort

divide and conquer sorting algorithm
Intangible comparison_sort Q486598
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Summary

quicksort is a comparison sort[1]. quicksort draws 6,495 Wikipedia views per month (comparison sort category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Tony Hoare[3]
  • Instance of: divide-and-conquer algorithm[4], sorting algorithm[5]
  • Subclass of: sorting algorithm[6]
  • Commons category: Quicksort[7]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1961[8]
  • Described by source: Algorithm 64: Quicksort[9]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/quicksort[10]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[11]
  • P14541: 20WQjY[12]

Why It Matters

quicksort has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] quicksort is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Tony Hoare

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → comparison sort, divide-and-conquer algorithm, sorting algorithm
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → sorting algorithm
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 560, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Sorting_algorithms/Quicksort`"
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