Introduction to Tree
Explore the fundamental concepts of tree data structures including nodes, edges, parent-child relationships, and tree attributes like height and level. Understand why trees are preferred over linear data structures for certain problems and learn key terminology to navigate and implement tree structures in Go programming.
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What is a tree?
A tree is a non-linear data structure used to represent the hierarchical relationship between a parent node and a child node. Each node in the tree is connected to another node by directed edges.
Why do we use trees?
The main advantage of using a tree over linear data structures like arrays or linked lists is that we do not have to search an element in linear time.
Important terms related to trees
Before diving deeper into the ...