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In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning.
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Is it ok to not fully understand RB Trees? [closed]
Typically I like to understand all algorithms and data structures to the point I can rebuild them from scratch without having to cheat looking at the pseudo code. … (PS: there's no tag for RB-tree, actually not even for tree, just binary-tree, so I only put algorithms) …
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19 votes
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Why do most languages provide a min-heap instead of a max-heap implementation?
I just noticed something and I wonder if there is any reason for that. Except for C++ (std::priority_queue is a max heap), I don't know any other language that offers a max heap. Python's heapq mo …
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