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van emde boas tree

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
van emde boas tree
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree data structure that implements an associative array with keys of up to m bits. It can perform all operations in a time proportional to the log of the size of its largest element, or equivalently with an upper bound equal to the logarithm of 2 multiplied by m.

Etymology

Named after Peter van Emde Boas.

Inflected Forms

van Emde Boas trees (plural)

Questions

What does van emde boas tree mean?
A tree data structure that implements an associative array with keys of up to m bits. It can perform all operations in a time proportional to the log of the size of its largest element, or equivalently with an upper bound equal to the logarithm of 2 multiplied by m.
Where does van emde boas tree come from?
Named after Peter van Emde Boas.

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