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binary insertion sort

(algorithm)

Definition: Insertion sort in which the proper location for the next item is found with a binary search.

Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
insertion sort.

Author: PEB

Implementation

(C)
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Paul E. Black, "binary insertion sort", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 12 February 2019. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/binaryinsort.html