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max-heap property

(definition)

Definition: Each node in a tree has a key which is less than or equal to the key of its parent.

See also min-heap property, heap property.

Note: The root node has the largest, or maximum, key. After LK.

Author: PEB


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Paul E. Black, "max-heap property", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/maxheapprop.html