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selection sort

Summary

selection sort is a sorting algorithm[1]. It draws 708 Wikipedia views per month (sorting_algorithm category, ranking #7 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • selection sort's instance of is recorded as sorting algorithm[3].
  • selection sort's instance of is recorded as comparison sort[4].
  • selection sort's Commons category is recorded as Selection sort[5].
  • selection sort's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/selection-sort[6].
  • selection sort's uses is recorded as array data structure[7].
  • selection sort's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sorting algorithm[3] and comparison sort[4].

Why It Matters

selection sort draws 708 Wikipedia views per month (sorting_algorithm category, ranking #7 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Uses → array data structure
    Uses → —
    Instance of → sorting algorithm, comparison sort
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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