(algorithm)
Definition: A sort algorithm which uses knowledge of the domain of the items to calculate the position of each item in the sorted array.
See also radix sort, bucket sort, distribution sort, restricted universe sort.
Author: SKS
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Entry modified Fri Dec 17 12:02:02 2004.
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Sandeep Kumar Shukla, "address-calculation sort", from
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures, Paul E. Black, ed.,
NIST.
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