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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=computer_science">computer science</a>, <b>quickselect</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=selection_algorithm">selection algorithm</a> to find the kth smallest element in an unordered list, also known as the kth <a href="page.php?w=_order_statistics_">order statistic</a>. Like the related <a href="page.php?w=quicksort">quicksort</a> sorting algorithm, it was developed by <a href="page.php?w=Tony_Hoare">Tony Hoare</a>, and thus is also known as <b>Hoare's selection algorithm</b>. Like quicksort, it is efficient in practice and</p><p>
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