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Merge sort

The maxim “Divide et impera” or divide and conquer took root in the Greek kingdom of Macedon. In times of Philip II of Macedon (359–336 BC) who was the father of Alexander the Great.


It seems that initially this rule was used in politics, warfare and in tactical maneuvers. But nowadays, we can also meet this principle in economics, computer science, usually we can solve a complex problem using divide and conquer technique. The main idea behind this is to take something big and divide it into small pieces, farther, we can easy work with small piece.

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