bogosort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intentionally poor sorting algorithm that operates by randomly permuting the elements repeatedly until they happen to fall into the correct order.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bogosort

Etymology

From bogus and sort.

Derived words

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