In this paper, two cases have been considered for comparing algorithms - integers and floating points.
I understand the differences regarding these data types in terms of storage, but am not sure why there is a difference among these.
Why is there a difference in performance between the following two cases
- Using merge sort on Integers
- Using merge sort on Floating Points
I understand that it comes down to speed comparison in both the cases, the question is why these speeds might be different?