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Chapter 8, Problem 6RQE
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Sorting:

When contents of the array being arranged in the particular order is called as sorting. The order of arranging the contents can be ascending or descending order.

Bubble sort:

  • Bubble sort is used to sort the elements present in the array either in the ascending or in the descending order by performing comparison in each passes.
  • The comparison is made one after another till the end of the list.
  • When the array elements are needed to be sorted in the ascending order the smaller elements are placed at the front of the list.
  • When the array elements are needed to be sorted in the descending order the larger elements are placed at the front of the list.

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