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Old 11-13-2007, 01:09 PM
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Default Best Sorting Algorithm For Large Numbers

It's been a while since I used sorting algorithms.... so I figured I'd get a good answer here.

If you had to sort a list of random numbers between 0 and 9999999999999999 (16 digits), what is the fastest algorithm?

If the maximum number changes even higher to something that does not fit in a long data type, does the answer change?

Thanks,
gm
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