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Also known as Hoare's selection algorithm

In computer science, quickselect is a selection algorithm to find the kth smallest element in an unordered list, also known as the kth order statistic. Like the related quicksort sorting algorithm, it was developed by Tony Hoare, and thus is also known as '''Hoare's selection algorithm'''. Like quicksort, it is efficient in practice and has good average-case performance, but has poor worst-case performance. Quickselect and its variants are the selection algorithms most often used in efficient real-world implementations.

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Algorithm.name
Quickselect
Algorithm.class
Selection algorithm
Algorithm.image
Animated visualization of the quickselect algorithm. Selecting the 22st smallest value.
Algorithm.caption
Animated visualization of the quickselect algorithm. Selecting the 22nd smallest value.
Algorithm.data
Array
Algorithm.best time
O(n)
Algorithm.average time
O(n)
Algorithm.time
O(n2)
Algorithm.space
O(1)

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time of discovery or invention
1961-00-00
derivative work
median of medians
discoverer or inventor
Tony Hoare

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Article · Italiano

In informatica, quickselect è un algoritmo randomizzato ricorsivo che trova il k-esimo elemento di un array disordinato di grandezza n eseguendo O(n2) confronti nel caso peggiore e O(n) nel caso atteso. Si basa sull'algoritmo Quicksort e sfrutta la metodologia prune and search. L'algoritmo quicksort ha diverse relazioni di ricorrenza, dovute al tipo di problema di minore entità che si viene a creare ogni volta che l'algoritmo viene eseguito. Se ogni chiamata ricorsiva dimezza il problema, si ha: che ha soluzione O(n) in base al teorema master. Se invece si è nel caso peggiore, si ottiene: che ha soluzione O(n2) in base al teorema master.

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