I am trying to decide whether I should use Quicksort or Mergesort to sort a list. What factors would affect my choice?

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I am trying to decide whether I should use  Quicksort  or  Mergesort  to sort a list. What factors would affect my choice?

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Whether stability is important

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Whether being incremental is important

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Whether the list is already sorted

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How large is the list and whether in-place sorting is preferred

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