Which of the following is a stable sorting algorithm? a) Merge sort b) Typical in-place quick sort c) Heap sort d) Selection sort

Which of the following is a stable sorting algorithm?
a) Merge sort
b) Typical in-place quick sort
c) Heap sort
d) Selection sort
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a) Merge sort
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