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ISSN 1004-9037
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Edited by: Editorial Board of Journal of Data Acquisition and Processing
P.O. Box 2704, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
Sponsored by: Institute of Computing Technology, CAS & China Computer Federation
Undertaken by: Institute of Computing Technology, CAS
Published by: SCIENCE PRESS, BEIJING, CHINA
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China: All Local Post Offices
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05 July-September 2023, Volume 38 Issue 4
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A NEW ALGORITHM FOR SENTINEL SEARCH
Mrs.Deepali P. Pawar, Dr.M.R.Sanghavi, Raj Ratanraj Shah, Akshat Rajababu Tated
Journal of Data Acquisition and Processing, 2023, 38 (4): 469-474.
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Abstract
This study investigates sentinel search algorithms with the aim to provide a novel approach that will revolutionize the way we search for specific elements in arrays or lists. The purpose of this work is to explore the drawbacks of traditional sentinel search methods and to propose a significant improvement. By replacing the array's initial member with the target element itself, the technique ensures that the target element is always found at the beginning, even if it is not present in the array. This ingenious modification guarantees that the search process has an O(1) constant time complexity, which significantly increases efficiency.The significance of this finding lies in its ability to get around the issues that array borders present. The suggested method does away with the need to check for the array's end after each iteration, which minimizes errors and inefficiencies. Additionally, the reduction in temporal complexity speeds up search operations, enhancing the overall performance of programs that rely on sentinel search.By sharing this knowledge, we advance search algorithms and give computer scientists and software engineers a strong tool for code optimization. The ramifications of this research go beyond sentinel search alone because the concepts and techniques they present have the potential to inspire fresh approaches to algorithm creation and analysis.
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