quadratic sorting
[kwɑːˈdrætɪk ˈsɔːrtɪŋ]
noun
ordenação quadrática
1. A sorting algorithm with O(n²) time complexity, where the number of operations grows quadratically with the input size
Bubble sort is a quadratic sorting algorithm commonly used for educational purposes
O algoritmo bubble sort é uma ordenação quadrática comumente usada para fins educacionais
2. Any sorting method that requires approximately n² comparisons or operations to arrange n elements
Quadratic sorting algorithms become inefficient with large datasets
Os algoritmos de ordenação quadrática tornam-se ineficientes com grandes conjuntos de dados
This is technical terminology used uniformly across English-speaking countries and Portuguese-speaking regions in computer science education. The term is essential in algorithm courses and is consistently translated as 'ordenação quadrática' in Brazil and Portugal.
Related Idioms & Phrases
quadratic time complexity
O(n²) algorithm performance
avoid quadratic sorting for large datasets
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