On the median-of- k version of Hoare’s selection algorithm

Rudolf Grübel

RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications (1999)

  • Volume: 33, Issue: 2, page 177-192
  • ISSN: 0988-3754

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Grübel, Rudolf. "On the median-of-$k$ version of Hoare’s selection algorithm." RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications 33.2 (1999): 177-192. <http://eudml.org/doc/92598>.

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