Consider sorting an unsorted array A, are merge sort and quick sort stable? Circle your answer below Insertion Sort Stable Unstable Merge Sort Stable Unstable Quick Sort Stable Unstable Counting Sort Stable Unstable Radix Sort Stable Unstable

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Consider sorting an unsorted array A, are merge sort and quick sort stable? Circle your answer
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Insertion Sort                  Stable                 Unstable

Merge Sort                      Stable                 Unstable

Quick Sort                       Stable                 Unstable

Counting Sort                 Stable                 Unstable

Radix Sort                       Stable                 Unstable

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A comparison operator on the elements is used to rearrange an array or list of elements using a Sorting Algorithm.The data structure's new order of elements is determined by means of the comparison operator.

For instance: The characters in the following list are arranged in ascending order of their ASCII values.This means that the character with the lower ASCII value will be placed first, while the character with the higher ASCII value will be placed second.

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