## Guided Merge Sort : An Optimized Sorting that Picks the Best from Ordinary and Multi-Way Merge Sort Algorithms A solution where the "goto" operator becomes irreplaceable. ## Introduction In this article, I am going to present a novel approach for merging several sorted sequences into one called guided K-merge and, based on that, a general-purpose sorting algorithm called guided K-merge sort. The current approaches to efficient merging of several sorted sequences require some helper data structures, such as a sorted array or a priority queue. In contrast, guided K-merge keeps the required…