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What is a circularly sorted array?

I've seen it mentioned on the Internet. What is a 'circularly sorted array'?

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Frederick The Fool Avatar asked Dec 03 '10 07:12

Frederick The Fool


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Usually it refers to an array in which the elements are sorted but may be rotated. For example:

4 5 6 7 1 2 3

The elements here, (1 2 3 4 5 6 7), are "in order," but they are rotated to the left by three.

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James McNellis Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 21:10

James McNellis