Understanding counting sort algorithm
The strategy from the earlier example could be used to create an algorithm. To explain this algorithm, we will take an array as an input list, but the same algorithm can be applied to any list data structure.
Algorithm
The array is sorted by counting the frequency of each distinct element and then using this information to determine the correct position of each element in the sorted output. Unlike comparison-based sorting algorithms, counting sort works by directly mapping values to their positions, making it especially efficient when the range of input values is limited.
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