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free tree

(definition)

Definition: A connected, acyclic, undirected graph.

See also tree, rooted tree.

Note: This differs from the usual notion of a tree in that it does not have a root. This differs from a forest in that it is connected.

After [CLR90, page 91].

Author: PEB


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Paul E. Black, "free tree", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/freetree.html