Bogo Sort is a meme highly inefficient sorting algorithm based on the generate and test paradigm. It repeatedly shuffles the array until it finds a permutation where the array is sorted.
Core Characteristics
- Simple to understand but impractical
- Relies on random shuffling to achieve a sorted array
- Has a factorial time complexity, making it extremely inefficient
- It could take forever to sort an array 💀
Key Operations
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Sort() This operation randomly rearranges the elements of the array. This operation is repeated until the array is sorted.(It's so slow). average case: O(n*n!) - n * factorial time operationworst case: O(∞) - Infinite time operation
Common Applications
- Primarily used for educational purposes to illustrate the concept of sorting
- Serves as a humorous example of an inefficient algorithm
- Rarely(never) used in practical applications due to its inefficiency