Binary Search Trees
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Binary Search Tree Property: If '''N''' is a node in the tree, and '''N''' contains data '''D''', then all nodes in the left subtree of '''N''' contain data that is less than or equal to '''D''' and all nodes in the right subtree of '''N''' contain data that is greater than '''D'''. | Binary Search Tree Property: If '''N''' is a node in the tree, and '''N''' contains data '''D''', then all nodes in the left subtree of '''N''' contain data that is less than or equal to '''D''' and all nodes in the right subtree of '''N''' contain data that is greater than '''D'''. | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 28 March 2009
An important and frequently used specialization of a binary tree is a Binary Search Tree. A binary search tree contains data that is comparable, for example numbers or text, and has the following property:
Binary Search Tree Property: If N is a node in the tree, and N contains data D, then all nodes in the left subtree of N contain data that is less than or equal to D and all nodes in the right subtree of N contain data that is greater than D.