Divide a Size N array into two parts: a left portion which holds all of the array elements less than or equal to the pivot value and a right part that contains more than the pivot value all of the array components. How would you characterize the worst-case complexity (in O notation) and under what conditions does it occur? O notation and the circumstance alone

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Divide a Size N array into two parts: a left portion which holds all of the array elements less than or equal to the pivot value and a right part that contains more than the pivot value all of the array components.

How would you characterize the worst-case complexity (in O notation) and under what conditions does it occur?

O notation and the circumstance alone

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