This page names the family of related algorithms that a specific algorithm belongs to. Wikipedia notes that an algorithm produces "a solution to a given computational problem," and many algorithms solving the same problem form a recognized family or group. Browsing this way moves between an algorithm and its close relatives.
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1. Wikipedia: Sorting algorithm
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Among the authors of early sorting algorithms around 1951 was Betty Holberton, who worked on ENIAC and UNIVAC.
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