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Re: bubble sort

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From	Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl>
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Subject	Re: bubble sort
Date	Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:37:57 +0000 (UTC)
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bob wrote:
) Can someone help me understand why bubble sort is called bubble sort?
)
) I have never seen bubbles that sort themselves.

It's a verb, not a noun.


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bubble sort bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-10 21:32 -0700
  Re: bubble sort Ike Naar <ike@sverige.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-11 06:01 +0000
    Re: bubble sort Mark F <mark53916@gmail.com> - 2012-08-11 12:40 -0400
      Re: bubble sort pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-08-11 21:19 -0400
  Re: bubble sort Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-08-11 09:37 +0000
  Re: bubble sort Jongware <jongware@no-spam.plz> - 2012-08-13 12:01 +0200
    Re: bubble sort Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-201208.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2012-08-13 21:35 +0200

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