... final result we want is for all the A's to come before all the B's, which must precede all the C's, etc., but within the A's, the AA's must come before the AB's, ... position. Therefore, all AA keys precede all AB keys, which precede all AC keys, and the same is true for BA, BB, BC and CA, CB, and CC as well. This is the exact arrangement of input needed for the ... how such increases in performance can be achieved with a simple algorithm. The Distribution Counting Sort The basic method used is to make one pass through the keys for each character position...