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Why is bubble sort described as particularly inefficient in the specification?

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Sorting algorithms

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Why is bubble sort described as particularly inefficient in the specification?.

  1. A.It has time complexity O(n2)
  2. B.It cannot sort any list
  3. C.It always uses recursion
  4. D.It has time complexity O(1)

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  • It has time complexity O(n2)

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The specification identifies bubble sort as particularly inefficient because its time complexity is O(n2).

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