Word: smoothsort
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: smooth
sort
Definition: A sorting algorithm based on heapsort but using the Leonardo numbers, tending to perform better than heapsort in cases where the items to be sorted are already partially sorted.
Morphemes:
Affix: smooth
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
Affix: sort
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sortire
Language: la
Decoded: sortire
Meaning: draw lots, divide, choose