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Re:Deepmind Alphadev: Faster sorting algorithms discovered u... by Dylan16807 on Thursday June 08, 2023 @01:07AM (#36237471)
> because that's usually what people mean when they say "better sorting algorithm"

Is it really? I've heard of a few "better sorting algorithms" and it's never meant that in my experience.

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Re:Deepmind Alphadev: Faster sorting algorithms discovered u... by cubefox on Thursday June 08, 2023 @12:26PM (#36244540)
When people say "sorting algorithm" they mean something like bubble sort or merge sort.
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