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2-3-4 tree

(data structure)

Definition: A B-tree of order 4, that is, internal nodes have two, three, or four children.

Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
B-tree with m=4.

See also 2-3 tree.

Author: PEB


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Entry modified 23 January 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "2-3-4 tree", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 23 January 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/two34tree.html

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