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== Parameters ==  
== Parameters ==  


n: number of elements
$n$: number of elements


== Table of Algorithms ==  
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== Space Complexity Graph ==
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== Space-Time Tradeoff Improvements ==
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 28 April 2023

Description

Given an input string/array, generate a single random permutation of the characters/elements of the string/array.

Related Problems

Related: Cyclic Permutations

Parameters

$n$: number of elements

Table of Algorithms

Name Year Time Space Approximation Factor Model Reference
Fisher–Yates/Knuth shuffle 1938 $O(n^{2})$ $O(n)$ Exact Randomized Time
Durstenfeld's Algorithm 235 1964 $O(n)$ $O({1})$ Exact Randomized Time
Radix sorting method 1887 $O(n)$ $O(n)$ Exact Randomized

Time Complexity Graph

Generating Random Permutations - General Permutations - Time.png