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complete tree

(data structure)

Definition: A tree in which all leaf nodes are at some depth n or n-1, and all leaves at depth n are toward the left.

See also complete graph, complete binary tree.

Author: PEB


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Entry modified 1 February 2005.
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Paul E. Black, "complete tree", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 1 February 2005. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/completetree.html

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