14.1 - Merge Sort: Analysis
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What is the time complexity of the merge operation in Merge Sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how you process each element while merging.
Define Merge Sort in one sentence.
💡 Hint: Remember that it breaks the list down into smaller pieces.
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What is the overall time complexity of Merge Sort?
💡 Hint: Recall how the algorithm processes data.
True or False: Merge Sort can be performed in-place, without additional storage.
💡 Hint: Consider the merging step and its requirements.
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Design an iterative version of Merge Sort and explain the changes required compared to the recursive version.
💡 Hint: Think about converting the recursive calls into loops.
Consider a list with duplicate elements. How would the merge function be adjusted to avoid duplicates in the merged output?
💡 Hint: Think how you'd handle equality in the merge step.
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