Can radix sort be applied to non-numeric data? If so, how?
- No, radix sort is limited to numeric data
- No, radix sort is strictly for numeric data
- Yes, by converting non-numeric data to a comparable numeric representation
- Yes, by using a specialized hashing function
Radix sort can be applied to non-numeric data by converting it into a comparable numeric representation. This often involves using a hashing function or encoding scheme to assign numeric values to non-numeric elements, allowing radix sort to perform its sorting based on these numeric representations.
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