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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+/* Part of Cosmos by OpenGenus Foundation */
+void selection_sort(std::vector<int> &v) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
+		int minIndex = i;
+		for (int j = i + 1; j < v.size(); j++) { // find ("select") the index of the element with the minimum value
+			if (v[j] < v[minIndex]) minIndex = j;
+		}
+		std::swap(v[i], v[minIndex]); // put the found element at position i
+	}
+}
+
+int main() {
+	std::vector<int> v{1, 5, 2, 3, 4};
+	selection_sort(v);
+	for (auto num : v) {
+		std::cout << num << " ";
+	}
+	return 0;
+}