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In computer science, sorting algorithms are crucial for data processing and machine learning. Large datasets and high efficiency requirements provide challenges for comparison-based algorithms like Quicksort and Merge sort, which achieve…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Amin Amini

This paper discusses about a sorting algorithm which uses the concept of buckets where each bucket represents a certain number of digits. A two dimensional data structure is used where one dimension represents buckets i. e; number of digits…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-06-10 Ankit Chadha , Rishikesh Misal , Tanaya Mokashi , Aman Chadha

We introduce and analyse a new, extremely simple, randomised sorting algorithm: - choose a pair of indices $\{i, j\}$ according to some distribution $q$; - sort the elements in positions $i$ and $j$ of the array in ascending order. Choosing…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Sam Olesker-Taylor

Consistent hashing is a technique that can minimize key remapping when the number of hash buckets changes. The paper proposes a fast consistent hash algorithm (called power consistent hash) that has $O(1)$ expected time for key lookup,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Eric Leu

Conventional sorting algorithms make use of such data structures as array, file and list which define access methods of the items to be sorted. Such traditional methods as exchange sort, divide and conquer sort, selection sort and insertion…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2012-09-17 Samuel King Opoku

The sorting operation is one of the most commonly used building blocks in computer programming. In machine learning, it is often used for robust statistics. However, seen as a function, it is piecewise linear and as a result includes many…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-07-01 Mathieu Blondel , Olivier Teboul , Quentin Berthet , Josip Djolonga

An archetypal problem discussed in computer science is the problem of searching for a given number in a given set of numbers. Other than sequential search, the classic solution is to sort the list of numbers and then apply binary search.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2015-03-20 Philon Nguyen

Frequently, randomly organized data is needed to avoid an anomalous operation of other algorithms and computational processes. An analogy is that a deck of cards is ordered within the pack, but before a game of poker or solitaire the deck…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2008-11-24 William F. Gilreath

The analyses of many algorithms and data structures (such as digital search trees) for searching and sorting are based on the representation of the keys involved as bit strings and so count the number of bit comparisons. On the other hand,…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-02-14 James Allen Fill , Svante Janson

Most existing approaches to hashing apply a single form of hash function, and an optimization process which is typically deeply coupled to this specific form. This tight coupling restricts the flexibility of the method to respond to the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-09-10 Guosheng Lin , Chunhua Shen , David Suter , Anton van den Hengel

Sorting algorithms have attracted a great deal of attention and study, as they have numerous applications to Mathematics, Computer Science and related fields. In this thesis, we first deal with the mathematical analysis of the Quicksort…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-10-05 Vasileios Iliopoulos

In the age of big data, sorting is an indispensable operation for DBMSes and similar systems. Having data sorted can help produce query plans with significantly lower run times. It also can provide other benefits like having non-blocking…

Databases · Computer Science 2022-07-27 Michael Polyntsov , Valentin Grigorev , Kirill Smirnov , George Chernishev

Lexicographical sorting is a fundamental problem with applications to contingency tables, databases, Bayesian networks, and more. A standard method to lexicographically sort general data is to iteratively use a stable sort -- a sort which…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-10-08 David Haws

Consistent hashing is a technique for distributing data across a network of nodes in a way that minimizes reorganization when nodes join or leave the network. It is extensively applied in modern distributed systems as a fundamental…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Massimo Coluzzi , Amos Brocco , Alessandro Antonucci , Tiziano Leidi

We propose an $O(N\cdot M)$ sorting algorithm by Machine Learning method, which shows a huge potential sorting big data. This sorting algorithm can be applied to parallel sorting and is suitable for GPU or TPU acceleration. Furthermore, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-08-16 Hanqing Zhao , Yuehan Luo

This paper proposes round-hashing, which is suitable for data storage on distributed servers and for implementing external-memory tables in which each lookup retrieves at most a single block of external memory, using a stash. For data…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Roberto Grossi , Luca Versari

The sorting problem is one of the most relevant problems in computer science. Within the scope of modern computer science it has been studied for more than 70 years. In spite of these facts, new sorting algorithms have been developed in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-11-04 Luis A. A. Meira , Rogério H. B. de Lima

The problem of fast items retrieval from a fixed collection is often encountered in most computer science areas, from operating system components to databases and user interfaces. We present an approach based on hash tables that focuses on…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-07-17 Dan Domnita , Ciprian Oprisa

Sorting is the task of ordering $n$ elements using pairwise comparisons. It is well known that $m=\Theta(n\log n)$ comparisons are both necessary and sufficient when the outcomes of the comparisons are observed with no noise. In this paper,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-09 Ziao Wang , Nadim Ghaddar , Banghua Zhu , Lele Wang

Smoothed analysis is a framework for analyzing the complexity of an algorithm, acting as a bridge between average and worst-case behaviour. For example, Quicksort and the Simplex algorithm are widely used in practical applications, despite…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2015-03-29 Bichen Shi , Michel Schellekens , Georgiana Ifrim