Selection sort involves the following steps in the unsorted portion of the list: find the location of the smallest element and move the smallest element to the beginning of the unsorted list.

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Selection sort repeatedly selects the smallest (or largest, depending on sorting order) element from the unsorted portion of the list, and swaps it with the first element of the unsorted portion, effectively growing the sorted portion of the list with each iteration.

Selection Sort Involves the Following Steps in the Unsorted Portion