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binary tree

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arbre binari — data structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二叉樹 /二叉树 (èrchāshù) — data structure
  • Czech: binární strom — data structure
  • Finnish: binääripuu — data structure
  • French: arbre binaire — data structure
  • Galician: árbore binária — data structure
  • German: Binärbaum — data structure
  • Greek: δυαδικό δέντρο (dyadikó déntro) — data structure
  • Icelandic: tvíundatré — data structure
  • Icelandic: tvíundartré — data structure
  • Icelandic: tvíundahrísla — data structure
  • Italian: albero binario — data structure
  • Polish: drzewo binarne — data structure
  • Portuguese: árvore binária — data structure
  • Romanian: arbore binar — data structure
  • Spanish: árbol binario — data structure
  • Swedish: binärträd — data structure