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bitween/merge-sort
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A simple example of a divide and conquer algorithm: merge sort. Example is used to explain the divide and conquer technique.

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Merge sort
==========

[](#merge-sort)

This is a simple example a divide-and-conquer algorithm. It uses the Merge sort algorithm as an example. Using this algorithm in PHP is fairly simple:

```
    $mergeSort = new Bitween\MergeSort();
    $sortedArray = $mergeSort->sort([ 3, 2, 1]);

    echo $sortedArray === [ 1, 2, 3 ]; // true
```

###  Health Score

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Small or concentrated contributor base

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