(definition)
Definition: A node in a tree without any children. See the figure at tree.
Also known as external node, terminal node.
Aggregate parent (I am a part of or used in ...)
tree.
See also root, internal node.
Note: Every node in a tree is either a leaf or an internal node. The root may be a leaf.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified Fri Jun 3 09:56:52 2005.
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Cite this as:
Paul E. Black, "leaf", from
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures, Paul E. Black, ed.,
NIST.
http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/leaf.html
