In computer science, a selection algorithm is an algorithm for finding the k {\displaystyle k} th smallest value in a collection of orderable values, such as numbers. The value that it finds is called the k {\displaystyle k} th order statistic.
In computer science, a selection algorithm is an algorithm for finding the k {\displaystyle k} th smallest value in a collection of orderable values, such as numbers. The value that it finds is called the k {\displaystyle k} th order statistic.
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