binary tree

noun

A data structure in which each node has at most two children, each node but the root has one parent, and there are no cycles.

Meanings

nounbinary tree (plural binary trees)

plural binary trees

  1. computerA data structure in which each node has at most two children, each node but the root has one parent, and there are no cycles.

Translations

Arabic شَجَرَة ثُنَائِيَّة
  • شَجَرَة ثُنَائِيَّةdata structure
Catalan arbre binari
  • arbre binaridata structure
Chinese Mandarin 二叉樹 /二叉树
  • 二叉樹 /二叉树 (èrchāshù)data structure
Czech binární strom
  • binární stromdata structure
Finnish binääripuu
  • binääripuudata structure
French arbre binaire
  • arbre binairedata structure
German Binärbaum
  • Binärbaumdata structure
Greek δυαδικό δέντρο
  • δυαδικό δέντρο (dyadikó déntro)data structure
Icelandic tvíundatré, tvíundartré
  • tvíundatrédata structure
  • tvíundartrédata structure
  • tvíundahrísladata structure
Italian albero binario
  • albero binariodata structure
Polish drzewo binarne
  • drzewo binarnedata structure
Portuguese árvore binária
  • árvore bináriadata structure
Romanian arbore binar
  • arbore binardata structure
Spanish árbol binario
  • árbol binariodata structure
Swedish binärträd
  • binärträddata structure
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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