What is the main purpose of the partitioning step in Quick Sort?
Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of the partitioning step in Quick Sort?
To merge two sorted arrays
To find the median
To rearrange elements around a pivot
To build a heap
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What is the main purpose of the partitioning step in Quick Sort?
Step 1: Choose a pivot element from the array. This can be any element, but it's often the first, last, or middle element.
Step 2: Rearrange the elements in the array so that all elements less than the pivot are on one side (left) and all elements greater than the pivot are on the other side (right).
Step 3: After rearranging, the pivot is in its correct position in the sorted array.
Step 4: The array is now divided into two parts: one part with elements less than the pivot and another part with elements greater than the pivot.
