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Merge Sort

merge sort

function merge(arr1, arr2) {
let sorted = [];
while(arr1.length && arr2.length) {
if(arr1[0] < arr2[0]) {
sorted.push(arr1.shift());
} else {
sorted.push(arr2.shift());
}
}
return [...sorted, ...arr1, ...arr2];
}

function mergeSort(array) {
if(array.length <= 1) return array;
const mid = Math.floor(array.length/2);
const left = mergeSort(array.slice(0, mid));
const right = mergeSort(array.slice(mid));

return merge(left, right);
}