The Difference Between Functions Partition and Stable_partition Is That

question 25

Multiple Choice

The difference between functions partition and stable_partition is that:

• A) partition may throw an exception while stable_partition will not.
• B) partition can only be called on a sequence that is already sorted.
• C) stable_partition maintains the original order for the elements in each of the two resulting partitions with respect to the other elements in that same partition.
• D) stable_partition allows an element to be duplicated and placed into both partitions.

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