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recursion tree

(definition)

Definition: A method to analyze the complexity of an algorithm by diagramming the recursive function calls.

Formal Definition: A recursion tree T(p) of degree p is either (i) null or (ii) has p children which are recursion trees.

Note: Also known as an "R-tree".

Author: PEB

More information

After [GCG92] and [CLR90, page 59]. Suggested by Rama Maiti, 19 August 2001.


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Entry modified 4 January 2005.
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Paul E. Black, "recursion tree", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 4 January 2005. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/recursionTree.html