ShellSort : Java Glossary

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ShellSort
Basically, you have a list of numbers to sort and a set of separation distances: a1, a₂,… an, where ai > a(i+1). First you compare pairs of numbers ai apart and swap as necessary. Then, you compare pairs a₂ apart, swapping as necessary, etc. until you compare and swap immediately adjacent values. The efficiency of the sort will of course depend on a good choice for the values a1 through an. ShellSort source code download.

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