Reingold-Tilford algorithm

noun

An algorithm that generates aesthetically pleasing drawings of binary trees (and by extension, n-ary trees).

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Meanings

nounReingold-Tilford algorithm (plural Reingold-Tilford algorithms)

plural Reingold-Tilford algorithms

  1. computerAn algorithm that generates aesthetically pleasing drawings of binary trees (and by extension, n-ary trees).

Origin

Introduced in a 1981 paper by Edward Reingold and John Tilford.

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