Relationship Between Trees, Binary Trees, and Heaps in Data Structures

Core Tree Terminology Node Degree: The number of subtrees rooted at a node is defined as its degree. Leaf Node (Terminal Node): Nodes with a degree of 0 are classified as leaf nodes. Branch Node (Non-Terminal Node): Any node with a degree greater than 0 is a branch node. Parent Node: A node that contains child nodes is the parent of its direct ...

Posted on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:15:30 +0000 by Jeroen_nld