Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

r-tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
r-tree
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of tree data structure used to group objects by nearness of location, representing them by their minimum bounding rectangles in the next higher level of the tree.

Etymology

The R stands for rectangle.

Inflected Forms

R-trees (plural)

Phrases

Hilbert R-tree priority R-tree R* tree R+ tree

Frequently Paired Words

Hilbert R-tree priority R-tree R* tree R+ tree

Questions

What does r-tree mean?
A kind of tree data structure used to group objects by nearness of location, representing them by their minimum bounding rectangles in the next higher level of the tree.
Where does r-tree come from?
The R stands for rectangle.

How to pronounce r-tree

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