Bubble sort is usually the first sorting algorithm taught because it is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the list to be sorted, compares each pair of adjacent items and swaps them if they are in the wrong order.
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| Runtime Complexity (Big-O notation) | For array with the size of N items, The algo requires N steps to complete first Pass
but it requires N-1 steps for Pass 2.
Similarly, It will take N-2 steps for Pass 3 and so on for subsequent passes. So, Using bubble sort, the total number of steps required are: N + (N-1) + (N-2) + ... ≈ (N * (N-1)) / 2 ≈ N² |
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