What is Merge Sort and Quick sort? Which one is better? Can you code them?

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Merge Sort and Quick Sort are sorting algorithms. Merge Sort is stable but slower. Quick Sort is faster but unstable.

Merge Sort divides the array into two halves, sorts them recursively, and then merges them.
Quick Sort selects a pivot element, partitions the array around the pivot, and then recursively sorts the subarrays.
Merge Sort has a time complexity of O(nlogn) and space complexity of O(n).
Quick Sort has a time complexity of O(nlogn) on average and O(n^2) in the worst case. It has a space complexity of O(logn).
Merge Sort is stable, meaning that the order of equal elements is preserved. Quick Sort is unstable.
Merge Sort is preferred for sorting linked lists. Quick Sort is preferred for arrays.
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