Abstract Data Structures Key Terminology

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recursion

a method where the solution to a problem depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem or a method that calls itself

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recursive case

the part where the function calls itself

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base case

the condition to stop the recursion

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two dimensional array

a collection of elements of the same data type that are stored in a tabular format

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parent node

a node in a tree that has children (left, right, both)

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left-child

a node on the left hand side below a parent node

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right-child

a node on the right hand side below a parent node

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subtree

a parent with children within another parent-child relationship

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root

the top node in a tree

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leaf

a node with no children

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dynamic data structure

data structures that can change size during the execution of a program and they are a very efficient use of memory space

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