Difference between “Complete binary tree”, “strict binary tree”,“full binary Tree”?
I am confused about the terminology of the below trees, I have been studying the Tree, and I am unable to distinguish between these trees:
a) Complete Binary Tree
b) Strict Binary Tree
c) Full Binary Tree
Please help me to differentiate among these trees.
When and where these trees are used in Data Structure?
data-structures tree binary-tree
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
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I am confused about the terminology of the below trees, I have been studying the Tree, and I am unable to distinguish between these trees:
a) Complete Binary Tree
b) Strict Binary Tree
c) Full Binary Tree
Please help me to differentiate among these trees.
When and where these trees are used in Data Structure?
data-structures tree binary-tree
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
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asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
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Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_tree#Types_of_binary_trees not answer your question?
– rodion
Sep 10 '12 at 21:26
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no its not ,a lot of confusion among these
– kTiwari
Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Strict Binary Tree: Every node can have 2 child or no nodes at all
– vikkyhacks
Feb 18 '14 at 17:44
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I am confused about the terminology of the below trees, I have been studying the Tree, and I am unable to distinguish between these trees:
a) Complete Binary Tree
b) Strict Binary Tree
c) Full Binary Tree
Please help me to differentiate among these trees.
When and where these trees are used in Data Structure?
data-structures tree binary-tree
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
13.3k83978
asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
7441921
I am confused about the terminology of the below trees, I have been studying the Tree, and I am unable to distinguish between these trees:
a) Complete Binary Tree
b) Strict Binary Tree
c) Full Binary Tree
Please help me to differentiate among these trees.
When and where these trees are used in Data Structure?
data-structures tree binary-tree
data-structures tree binary-tree
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
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asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
7441921
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
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asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
7441921
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
13.3k83978
edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
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edited May 4 '17 at 4:58
Ajay
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13.3k83978
asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
7441921
asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
7441921
asked Sep 10 '12 at 21:20
kTiwarikTiwari
7441921
7441921
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Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_tree#Types_of_binary_trees not answer your question?
– rodion
Sep 10 '12 at 21:26
3
no its not ,a lot of confusion among these
– kTiwari
Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Strict Binary Tree: Every node can have 2 child or no nodes at all
– vikkyhacks
Feb 18 '14 at 17:44
add a comment |
1
Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_tree#Types_of_binary_trees not answer your question?
– rodion
Sep 10 '12 at 21:26
3
no its not ,a lot of confusion among these
– kTiwari
Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Strict Binary Tree: Every node can have 2 child or no nodes at all
– vikkyhacks
Feb 18 '14 at 17:44
1
1
Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_tree#Types_of_binary_trees not answer your question?
– rodion
Sep 10 '12 at 21:26
Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_tree#Types_of_binary_trees not answer your question?
– rodion
Sep 10 '12 at 21:26
3
3
no its not ,a lot of confusion among these
– kTiwari
Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
no its not ,a lot of confusion among these
– kTiwari
Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Strict Binary Tree: Every node can have 2 child or no nodes at all
– vikkyhacks
Feb 18 '14 at 17:44
Strict Binary Tree: Every node can have 2 child or no nodes at all
– vikkyhacks
Feb 18 '14 at 17:44
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A full binary tree (sometimes proper binary tree or 2-tree or strictly binary tree) is a tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.
So you have no nodes with only 1 child. Appears to be the same as strict binary tree.
Here is an image of a full/strict binary tree, from google:
A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
It seems to mean a balanced tree.
Here is an image of a complete binary tree, from google, full tree part of image is bonus.
edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Sam I amSam I am
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Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
1
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
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@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
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Perfect:
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Complete:
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x x x x
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x x x
Strict:
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
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By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
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There is a difference between a STRICT and FULL BINARY TREE.
1) FULL BINARY TREE: A binary tree of height h that contains exactly (2^h)-1 elements is called a full binary tree. (Ref: Pg 427, Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in C++ [University Press], Second Edition by Sartaj Sahni).
or in other words
In a FULL BINARY TREE each node has exactly 0 or 2 children and all leaf nodes are on the same level.
For Example: The following is a FULL BINARY TREE:
18
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15 30
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40 50 100 40
2) STRICT BINARY TREE: Each node has exactly 0 or 2 children.
For example: The following is a STRICT BINARY TREE:
18
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15 30
/
40 50
I think there's no confusion in the definition of a Complete Binary Tree, still for the completeness of the post I would like to tell what a Complete Binary Tree is.
3) COMPLETE BINARY TREE: A Binary Tree is complete Binary Tree if all levels are completely filled except possibly the last level and the last level has all keys as left as possible.
For Example: The following is a COMPLETE BINARY TREE:
18
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15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
/ /
8 7 9
Note: The following is also a Complete Binary Tree:
18
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15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
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Disclaimer- The main source of some definitions are wikipedia, any suggestion to improve my answer is welcome.
Although this post has an accepted answer and is a good one I was still in confusion and would like to add some more clarification regarding the difference between these terms.
(1)FULL BINARY TREE- A full binary tree is a binary tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.This is also called strictly binary tree.
The above two are the examples of full or strictly binary tree.
(2)COMPLETE BINARY TREE- Now, the definition of complete binary tree is quite ambiguous, it states :- A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible. It can have between 1 and 2h nodes, as far left as possible, at the last level h
Notice the lines in italic.
The ambiguity lies in the lines in italics , "except possibly the last" which means that the last level may also be completely filled , i.e this exception need not always be satisfied. If the exception doesn't hold then it is exactly like the second image I posted, which can also be called as perfect binary tree. So, a perfect binary tree is also full and complete but not vice-versa which will be clear by one more definition I need to state:
ALMOST COMPLETE BINARY TREE- When the exception in the definition of complete binary tree holds then it is called almost complete binary tree or nearly complete binary tree . It is just a type of complete binary tree itself , but a separate definition is necessary to make it more unambiguous.
So an almost complete binary tree will look like this, you can see in the image the nodes are as far left as possible so it is more like a subset of complete binary tree , to say more rigorously every almost complete binary tree is a complete binary tree but not vice versa . :
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
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Concluding from above answers, Here is the exact difference between full/strictly, complete and perfect binary trees
Full/Strictly binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children
Complete binary tree :- Every level except the last level is completely filled and all the nodes are left justified.
Perfect binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children and every level (last level too) is completely filled.
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
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Consider a binary tree whose nodes are drawn in a tree fashion. Now start numbering the nodes from top to bottom and left to right. A complete tree has these properties:
If n has children then all nodes numbered less than n have two children.
If n has one child it must be the left child and all nodes less than n have two children. In addition no node numbered greater than n has children.
If n has no children then no node numbered greater than n has children.
A complete binary tree can be used to represent a heap. It can be easily represented in contiguous memory with no gaps (i.e. all array elements are used save for any space that may exist at the end).
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
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Full binary tree are a complete binary tree but reverse is not possible, and if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ). It is not necessary in the binary tree that it have two child but in the full binary it every node have no or two child.
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
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answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
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You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
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To start with basics, it is very important to understand binary tree itself to understand different types of it.
A tree is a binary tree if and only if :-
– It has a root node , which may not have any child nodes (0 childnodes, NULL tree)
–Root node may have 1 or 2 child nodes . Each such node forms abinary tree itself
–Number of child nodes can be 0 ,1 ,2.......not more than 2
–There is a unique path from the root to every other node
Example :
X
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X X
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X X
Coming to your inquired terminologies:
A binary tree is a complete binary tree ( of height h , we take root node as 0 ) if and only if :-
Level 0 to h-1 represent a full binary tree of height h-1
– One or more nodes in level h-1 may have 0, or 1 child nodes
If j,k are nodes in level h-1, then j has more child nodes than k if and only if j is to the left of k , i.e. the last level (h) can be missing leaf nodes, however the ones present must be shifted to the left
Example :
X
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X X
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X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
A binary tree is a strictly binary tree if and only if :-
Each node has exactly two child nodes or no nodes
Example :
X
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X X
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X X
/ /
X X X X
A binary tree is a full binary tree if and only if :-
Each non leaf node has exactly two child nodes
All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
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/
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X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
You should also know what a perfect binary tree is?
A binary tree is a perfect binary tree if and only if :-
– is a full binary tree
– All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
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/
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X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Well, I am sorry I cannot post images as I do not have 10 reputation.
Hope this helps you and others!
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In my limited experience with binary tree, I think:
Strictly Binary Tree:Every node except the leaf nodes have two children or only have a root node.
Full Binary Tree: A binary tree of H strictly(or exactly) containing 2^H -1 nodes , it's clear that which every level has the most nodes.
Complete Binary Tree: It is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
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You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
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Let us consider a binary tree of height 'h'. A binary tree is called a complete binary tree if all the leaves are present at height 'h' or 'h-1' without any missing numbers in the sequence.
1
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2 3
/
4 5
It is a complete binary tree.
1
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2 3
/ /
4 6
It is not a complete binary tree as the node of number 5 is missing in the sequence
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
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Wikipedia yielded
A full binary tree (sometimes proper binary tree or 2-tree or strictly binary tree) is a tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.
So you have no nodes with only 1 child. Appears to be the same as strict binary tree.
Here is an image of a full/strict binary tree, from google:
A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
It seems to mean a balanced tree.
Here is an image of a complete binary tree, from google, full tree part of image is bonus.
edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Sam I amSam I am
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Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
1
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
1
@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
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Wikipedia yielded
A full binary tree (sometimes proper binary tree or 2-tree or strictly binary tree) is a tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.
So you have no nodes with only 1 child. Appears to be the same as strict binary tree.
Here is an image of a full/strict binary tree, from google:
A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
It seems to mean a balanced tree.
Here is an image of a complete binary tree, from google, full tree part of image is bonus.
edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
3,8811456100
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Sam I amSam I am
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26
Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
1
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
1
@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
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Wikipedia yielded
A full binary tree (sometimes proper binary tree or 2-tree or strictly binary tree) is a tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.
So you have no nodes with only 1 child. Appears to be the same as strict binary tree.
Here is an image of a full/strict binary tree, from google:
A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
It seems to mean a balanced tree.
Here is an image of a complete binary tree, from google, full tree part of image is bonus.
edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Sam I amSam I am
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Wikipedia yielded
A full binary tree (sometimes proper binary tree or 2-tree or strictly binary tree) is a tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.
So you have no nodes with only 1 child. Appears to be the same as strict binary tree.
Here is an image of a full/strict binary tree, from google:
A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
It seems to mean a balanced tree.
Here is an image of a complete binary tree, from google, full tree part of image is bonus.
edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Sam I amSam I am
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edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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edited Oct 16 '16 at 17:12
Mark Lalor
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Sam I amSam I am
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Sam I amSam I am
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Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
1
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
1
@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
|
show 1 more comment
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Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
1
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
1
@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
26
26
Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
Your complete tree example also fulfills the criteria of being a full binary tree so the difference is apparently blurred , in my opinion you might wanna give an example of a complete tree which is not a full binary tree and vice-versa , that would make the answer complete :)
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:30
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
There is a difference between full binary tree and strictly binary tree. Refer to the answer: stackoverflow.com/a/32064101/5237727
– Saurabh Bhatia
Mar 29 '17 at 4:39
1
1
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
Also, while all complete trees are balanced trees, all balanced trees are not necessarily complete trees.
– sfarbota
Sep 6 '17 at 2:32
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
What does it mean that every level is completely filled?
– lolololol ol
Dec 26 '17 at 3:22
1
1
@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
@lololololol it means that all of the nodes that can possibly be in that level are present.
– Sam I am
Dec 26 '17 at 4:52
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show 1 more comment
Perfect:
x
/
/
x x
/ /
x x x x
/ / / /
x x x x x x x x
Complete:
x
/
/
x x
/ /
x x x x
/ /
x x x
Strict:
x
/
/
x x
/
x x
/
x x
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
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By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
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Perfect:
x
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x x
/ /
x x x x
/ / / /
x x x x x x x x
Complete:
x
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x x
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x x x x
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x x x
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
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By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
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Perfect:
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Complete:
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
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Perfect:
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x x x x x x x x
Complete:
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answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
7,87512567
edited Sep 11 '12 at 15:05
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
7,87512567
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
7,87512567
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:35
japreissjapreiss
7,87512567
7,87512567
3
By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
add a comment |
3
By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
3
3
By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
By perfect binary tree you mean full binary tree referred by the OP?
– RBT
May 4 '17 at 2:12
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
Perfect binary tree is both Strict/Full binary tree as well as Complete binary tree but vice versa may not be always true.
– neo
Nov 7 '18 at 5:54
add a comment |
There is a difference between a STRICT and FULL BINARY TREE.
1) FULL BINARY TREE: A binary tree of height h that contains exactly (2^h)-1 elements is called a full binary tree. (Ref: Pg 427, Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in C++ [University Press], Second Edition by Sartaj Sahni).
or in other words
In a FULL BINARY TREE each node has exactly 0 or 2 children and all leaf nodes are on the same level.
For Example: The following is a FULL BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
2) STRICT BINARY TREE: Each node has exactly 0 or 2 children.
For example: The following is a STRICT BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/
40 50
I think there's no confusion in the definition of a Complete Binary Tree, still for the completeness of the post I would like to tell what a Complete Binary Tree is.
3) COMPLETE BINARY TREE: A Binary Tree is complete Binary Tree if all levels are completely filled except possibly the last level and the last level has all keys as left as possible.
For Example: The following is a COMPLETE BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
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40 50 100 40
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8 7 9
Note: The following is also a Complete Binary Tree:
18
/
15 30
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40 50 100 40
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
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There is a difference between a STRICT and FULL BINARY TREE.
1) FULL BINARY TREE: A binary tree of height h that contains exactly (2^h)-1 elements is called a full binary tree. (Ref: Pg 427, Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in C++ [University Press], Second Edition by Sartaj Sahni).
or in other words
In a FULL BINARY TREE each node has exactly 0 or 2 children and all leaf nodes are on the same level.
For Example: The following is a FULL BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
2) STRICT BINARY TREE: Each node has exactly 0 or 2 children.
For example: The following is a STRICT BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/
40 50
I think there's no confusion in the definition of a Complete Binary Tree, still for the completeness of the post I would like to tell what a Complete Binary Tree is.
3) COMPLETE BINARY TREE: A Binary Tree is complete Binary Tree if all levels are completely filled except possibly the last level and the last level has all keys as left as possible.
For Example: The following is a COMPLETE BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
/ /
8 7 9
Note: The following is also a Complete Binary Tree:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
add a comment |
There is a difference between a STRICT and FULL BINARY TREE.
1) FULL BINARY TREE: A binary tree of height h that contains exactly (2^h)-1 elements is called a full binary tree. (Ref: Pg 427, Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in C++ [University Press], Second Edition by Sartaj Sahni).
or in other words
In a FULL BINARY TREE each node has exactly 0 or 2 children and all leaf nodes are on the same level.
For Example: The following is a FULL BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
2) STRICT BINARY TREE: Each node has exactly 0 or 2 children.
For example: The following is a STRICT BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/
40 50
I think there's no confusion in the definition of a Complete Binary Tree, still for the completeness of the post I would like to tell what a Complete Binary Tree is.
3) COMPLETE BINARY TREE: A Binary Tree is complete Binary Tree if all levels are completely filled except possibly the last level and the last level has all keys as left as possible.
For Example: The following is a COMPLETE BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
/ /
8 7 9
Note: The following is also a Complete Binary Tree:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
There is a difference between a STRICT and FULL BINARY TREE.
1) FULL BINARY TREE: A binary tree of height h that contains exactly (2^h)-1 elements is called a full binary tree. (Ref: Pg 427, Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in C++ [University Press], Second Edition by Sartaj Sahni).
or in other words
In a FULL BINARY TREE each node has exactly 0 or 2 children and all leaf nodes are on the same level.
For Example: The following is a FULL BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
2) STRICT BINARY TREE: Each node has exactly 0 or 2 children.
For example: The following is a STRICT BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/
40 50
I think there's no confusion in the definition of a Complete Binary Tree, still for the completeness of the post I would like to tell what a Complete Binary Tree is.
3) COMPLETE BINARY TREE: A Binary Tree is complete Binary Tree if all levels are completely filled except possibly the last level and the last level has all keys as left as possible.
For Example: The following is a COMPLETE BINARY TREE:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
/ /
8 7 9
Note: The following is also a Complete Binary Tree:
18
/
15 30
/ /
40 50 100 40
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
answered Aug 18 '15 at 5:21
Saurabh BhatiaSaurabh Bhatia
1,235922
1,235922
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Disclaimer- The main source of some definitions are wikipedia, any suggestion to improve my answer is welcome.
Although this post has an accepted answer and is a good one I was still in confusion and would like to add some more clarification regarding the difference between these terms.
(1)FULL BINARY TREE- A full binary tree is a binary tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.This is also called strictly binary tree.
The above two are the examples of full or strictly binary tree.
(2)COMPLETE BINARY TREE- Now, the definition of complete binary tree is quite ambiguous, it states :- A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible. It can have between 1 and 2h nodes, as far left as possible, at the last level h
Notice the lines in italic.
The ambiguity lies in the lines in italics , "except possibly the last" which means that the last level may also be completely filled , i.e this exception need not always be satisfied. If the exception doesn't hold then it is exactly like the second image I posted, which can also be called as perfect binary tree. So, a perfect binary tree is also full and complete but not vice-versa which will be clear by one more definition I need to state:
ALMOST COMPLETE BINARY TREE- When the exception in the definition of complete binary tree holds then it is called almost complete binary tree or nearly complete binary tree . It is just a type of complete binary tree itself , but a separate definition is necessary to make it more unambiguous.
So an almost complete binary tree will look like this, you can see in the image the nodes are as far left as possible so it is more like a subset of complete binary tree , to say more rigorously every almost complete binary tree is a complete binary tree but not vice versa . :
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
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Disclaimer- The main source of some definitions are wikipedia, any suggestion to improve my answer is welcome.
Although this post has an accepted answer and is a good one I was still in confusion and would like to add some more clarification regarding the difference between these terms.
(1)FULL BINARY TREE- A full binary tree is a binary tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.This is also called strictly binary tree.
The above two are the examples of full or strictly binary tree.
(2)COMPLETE BINARY TREE- Now, the definition of complete binary tree is quite ambiguous, it states :- A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible. It can have between 1 and 2h nodes, as far left as possible, at the last level h
Notice the lines in italic.
The ambiguity lies in the lines in italics , "except possibly the last" which means that the last level may also be completely filled , i.e this exception need not always be satisfied. If the exception doesn't hold then it is exactly like the second image I posted, which can also be called as perfect binary tree. So, a perfect binary tree is also full and complete but not vice-versa which will be clear by one more definition I need to state:
ALMOST COMPLETE BINARY TREE- When the exception in the definition of complete binary tree holds then it is called almost complete binary tree or nearly complete binary tree . It is just a type of complete binary tree itself , but a separate definition is necessary to make it more unambiguous.
So an almost complete binary tree will look like this, you can see in the image the nodes are as far left as possible so it is more like a subset of complete binary tree , to say more rigorously every almost complete binary tree is a complete binary tree but not vice versa . :
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
add a comment |
Disclaimer- The main source of some definitions are wikipedia, any suggestion to improve my answer is welcome.
Although this post has an accepted answer and is a good one I was still in confusion and would like to add some more clarification regarding the difference between these terms.
(1)FULL BINARY TREE- A full binary tree is a binary tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.This is also called strictly binary tree.
The above two are the examples of full or strictly binary tree.
(2)COMPLETE BINARY TREE- Now, the definition of complete binary tree is quite ambiguous, it states :- A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible. It can have between 1 and 2h nodes, as far left as possible, at the last level h
Notice the lines in italic.
The ambiguity lies in the lines in italics , "except possibly the last" which means that the last level may also be completely filled , i.e this exception need not always be satisfied. If the exception doesn't hold then it is exactly like the second image I posted, which can also be called as perfect binary tree. So, a perfect binary tree is also full and complete but not vice-versa which will be clear by one more definition I need to state:
ALMOST COMPLETE BINARY TREE- When the exception in the definition of complete binary tree holds then it is called almost complete binary tree or nearly complete binary tree . It is just a type of complete binary tree itself , but a separate definition is necessary to make it more unambiguous.
So an almost complete binary tree will look like this, you can see in the image the nodes are as far left as possible so it is more like a subset of complete binary tree , to say more rigorously every almost complete binary tree is a complete binary tree but not vice versa . :
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
Disclaimer- The main source of some definitions are wikipedia, any suggestion to improve my answer is welcome.
Although this post has an accepted answer and is a good one I was still in confusion and would like to add some more clarification regarding the difference between these terms.
(1)FULL BINARY TREE- A full binary tree is a binary tree in which every node other than the leaves has two children.This is also called strictly binary tree.
The above two are the examples of full or strictly binary tree.
(2)COMPLETE BINARY TREE- Now, the definition of complete binary tree is quite ambiguous, it states :- A complete binary tree is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible. It can have between 1 and 2h nodes, as far left as possible, at the last level h
Notice the lines in italic.
The ambiguity lies in the lines in italics , "except possibly the last" which means that the last level may also be completely filled , i.e this exception need not always be satisfied. If the exception doesn't hold then it is exactly like the second image I posted, which can also be called as perfect binary tree. So, a perfect binary tree is also full and complete but not vice-versa which will be clear by one more definition I need to state:
ALMOST COMPLETE BINARY TREE- When the exception in the definition of complete binary tree holds then it is called almost complete binary tree or nearly complete binary tree . It is just a type of complete binary tree itself , but a separate definition is necessary to make it more unambiguous.
So an almost complete binary tree will look like this, you can see in the image the nodes are as far left as possible so it is more like a subset of complete binary tree , to say more rigorously every almost complete binary tree is a complete binary tree but not vice versa . :
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
answered Sep 28 '14 at 19:36
0decimal00decimal0
2,88811732
2,88811732
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Concluding from above answers, Here is the exact difference between full/strictly, complete and perfect binary trees
Full/Strictly binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children
Complete binary tree :- Every level except the last level is completely filled and all the nodes are left justified.
Perfect binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children and every level (last level too) is completely filled.
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
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Concluding from above answers, Here is the exact difference between full/strictly, complete and perfect binary trees
Full/Strictly binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children
Complete binary tree :- Every level except the last level is completely filled and all the nodes are left justified.
Perfect binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children and every level (last level too) is completely filled.
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
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Concluding from above answers, Here is the exact difference between full/strictly, complete and perfect binary trees
Full/Strictly binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children
Complete binary tree :- Every level except the last level is completely filled and all the nodes are left justified.
Perfect binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children and every level (last level too) is completely filled.
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
5615
Concluding from above answers, Here is the exact difference between full/strictly, complete and perfect binary trees
Full/Strictly binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children
Complete binary tree :- Every level except the last level is completely filled and all the nodes are left justified.
Perfect binary tree :- Every node except the leaf nodes have two children and every level (last level too) is completely filled.
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
5615
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
5615
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
5615
answered Jan 31 '15 at 13:59
LotusLotus
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Consider a binary tree whose nodes are drawn in a tree fashion. Now start numbering the nodes from top to bottom and left to right. A complete tree has these properties:
If n has children then all nodes numbered less than n have two children.
If n has one child it must be the left child and all nodes less than n have two children. In addition no node numbered greater than n has children.
If n has no children then no node numbered greater than n has children.
A complete binary tree can be used to represent a heap. It can be easily represented in contiguous memory with no gaps (i.e. all array elements are used save for any space that may exist at the end).
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
1,1091819
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Consider a binary tree whose nodes are drawn in a tree fashion. Now start numbering the nodes from top to bottom and left to right. A complete tree has these properties:
If n has children then all nodes numbered less than n have two children.
If n has one child it must be the left child and all nodes less than n have two children. In addition no node numbered greater than n has children.
If n has no children then no node numbered greater than n has children.
A complete binary tree can be used to represent a heap. It can be easily represented in contiguous memory with no gaps (i.e. all array elements are used save for any space that may exist at the end).
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
1,1091819
add a comment |
Consider a binary tree whose nodes are drawn in a tree fashion. Now start numbering the nodes from top to bottom and left to right. A complete tree has these properties:
If n has children then all nodes numbered less than n have two children.
If n has one child it must be the left child and all nodes less than n have two children. In addition no node numbered greater than n has children.
If n has no children then no node numbered greater than n has children.
A complete binary tree can be used to represent a heap. It can be easily represented in contiguous memory with no gaps (i.e. all array elements are used save for any space that may exist at the end).
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
1,1091819
Consider a binary tree whose nodes are drawn in a tree fashion. Now start numbering the nodes from top to bottom and left to right. A complete tree has these properties:
If n has children then all nodes numbered less than n have two children.
If n has one child it must be the left child and all nodes less than n have two children. In addition no node numbered greater than n has children.
If n has no children then no node numbered greater than n has children.
A complete binary tree can be used to represent a heap. It can be easily represented in contiguous memory with no gaps (i.e. all array elements are used save for any space that may exist at the end).
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
1,1091819
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
1,1091819
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
1,1091819
answered Sep 10 '12 at 21:33
Craig WrightCraig Wright
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1,1091819
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Full binary tree are a complete binary tree but reverse is not possible, and if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ). It is not necessary in the binary tree that it have two child but in the full binary it every node have no or two child.
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
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answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
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Full binary tree are a complete binary tree but reverse is not possible, and if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ). It is not necessary in the binary tree that it have two child but in the full binary it every node have no or two child.
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
21.3k87693
answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
add a comment |
Full binary tree are a complete binary tree but reverse is not possible, and if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ). It is not necessary in the binary tree that it have two child but in the full binary it every node have no or two child.
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
21.3k87693
answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
Full binary tree are a complete binary tree but reverse is not possible, and if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ). It is not necessary in the binary tree that it have two child but in the full binary it every node have no or two child.
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
21.3k87693
answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
21.3k87693
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
21.3k87693
edited Oct 16 '12 at 19:19
bmu
21.3k87693
21.3k87693
answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
answered Oct 16 '12 at 19:13
Raghvendra Singh ThakurRaghvendra Singh Thakur
111
111
You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
add a comment |
You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
You cannot strictly say that "reverse is not possible " in fact your this very assumption is defied in the example of complete tree in the accepted answer ... you should rather say that may or may not be possible
– 0decimal0
Aug 30 '14 at 17:34
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
if the depth of the binary is n the no. of nodes in the full binary tree is ( 2^n-1 ): but a full binary tree definition is a tree where every node is either a leaf or has two children. So the max possible no. of children is ( 2^n-1 ) but it may be less than that.
– mrida
Sep 27 '14 at 10:49
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To start with basics, it is very important to understand binary tree itself to understand different types of it.
A tree is a binary tree if and only if :-
– It has a root node , which may not have any child nodes (0 childnodes, NULL tree)
–Root node may have 1 or 2 child nodes . Each such node forms abinary tree itself
–Number of child nodes can be 0 ,1 ,2.......not more than 2
–There is a unique path from the root to every other node
Example :
X
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X X
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X X
Coming to your inquired terminologies:
A binary tree is a complete binary tree ( of height h , we take root node as 0 ) if and only if :-
Level 0 to h-1 represent a full binary tree of height h-1
– One or more nodes in level h-1 may have 0, or 1 child nodes
If j,k are nodes in level h-1, then j has more child nodes than k if and only if j is to the left of k , i.e. the last level (h) can be missing leaf nodes, however the ones present must be shifted to the left
Example :
X
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X X
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X X X X
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X X X X X X X X
A binary tree is a strictly binary tree if and only if :-
Each node has exactly two child nodes or no nodes
Example :
X
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X X
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X X
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X X X X
A binary tree is a full binary tree if and only if :-
Each non leaf node has exactly two child nodes
All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
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X X
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X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
You should also know what a perfect binary tree is?
A binary tree is a perfect binary tree if and only if :-
– is a full binary tree
– All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
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X X
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X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Well, I am sorry I cannot post images as I do not have 10 reputation.
Hope this helps you and others!
edited Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Minderov
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answered Aug 18 '15 at 6:41
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To start with basics, it is very important to understand binary tree itself to understand different types of it.
A tree is a binary tree if and only if :-
– It has a root node , which may not have any child nodes (0 childnodes, NULL tree)
–Root node may have 1 or 2 child nodes . Each such node forms abinary tree itself
–Number of child nodes can be 0 ,1 ,2.......not more than 2
–There is a unique path from the root to every other node
Example :
X
/
X X
/
X X
Coming to your inquired terminologies:
A binary tree is a complete binary tree ( of height h , we take root node as 0 ) if and only if :-
Level 0 to h-1 represent a full binary tree of height h-1
– One or more nodes in level h-1 may have 0, or 1 child nodes
If j,k are nodes in level h-1, then j has more child nodes than k if and only if j is to the left of k , i.e. the last level (h) can be missing leaf nodes, however the ones present must be shifted to the left
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
A binary tree is a strictly binary tree if and only if :-
Each node has exactly two child nodes or no nodes
Example :
X
/
X X
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
A binary tree is a full binary tree if and only if :-
Each non leaf node has exactly two child nodes
All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
You should also know what a perfect binary tree is?
A binary tree is a perfect binary tree if and only if :-
– is a full binary tree
– All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Well, I am sorry I cannot post images as I do not have 10 reputation.
Hope this helps you and others!
edited Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Minderov
4501615
answered Aug 18 '15 at 6:41
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To start with basics, it is very important to understand binary tree itself to understand different types of it.
A tree is a binary tree if and only if :-
– It has a root node , which may not have any child nodes (0 childnodes, NULL tree)
–Root node may have 1 or 2 child nodes . Each such node forms abinary tree itself
–Number of child nodes can be 0 ,1 ,2.......not more than 2
–There is a unique path from the root to every other node
Example :
X
/
X X
/
X X
Coming to your inquired terminologies:
A binary tree is a complete binary tree ( of height h , we take root node as 0 ) if and only if :-
Level 0 to h-1 represent a full binary tree of height h-1
– One or more nodes in level h-1 may have 0, or 1 child nodes
If j,k are nodes in level h-1, then j has more child nodes than k if and only if j is to the left of k , i.e. the last level (h) can be missing leaf nodes, however the ones present must be shifted to the left
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
A binary tree is a strictly binary tree if and only if :-
Each node has exactly two child nodes or no nodes
Example :
X
/
X X
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
A binary tree is a full binary tree if and only if :-
Each non leaf node has exactly two child nodes
All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
You should also know what a perfect binary tree is?
A binary tree is a perfect binary tree if and only if :-
– is a full binary tree
– All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Well, I am sorry I cannot post images as I do not have 10 reputation.
Hope this helps you and others!
edited Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Minderov
4501615
answered Aug 18 '15 at 6:41
user2376267user2376267
163
To start with basics, it is very important to understand binary tree itself to understand different types of it.
A tree is a binary tree if and only if :-
– It has a root node , which may not have any child nodes (0 childnodes, NULL tree)
–Root node may have 1 or 2 child nodes . Each such node forms abinary tree itself
–Number of child nodes can be 0 ,1 ,2.......not more than 2
–There is a unique path from the root to every other node
Example :
X
/
X X
/
X X
Coming to your inquired terminologies:
A binary tree is a complete binary tree ( of height h , we take root node as 0 ) if and only if :-
Level 0 to h-1 represent a full binary tree of height h-1
– One or more nodes in level h-1 may have 0, or 1 child nodes
If j,k are nodes in level h-1, then j has more child nodes than k if and only if j is to the left of k , i.e. the last level (h) can be missing leaf nodes, however the ones present must be shifted to the left
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
A binary tree is a strictly binary tree if and only if :-
Each node has exactly two child nodes or no nodes
Example :
X
/
X X
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
A binary tree is a full binary tree if and only if :-
Each non leaf node has exactly two child nodes
All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
You should also know what a perfect binary tree is?
A binary tree is a perfect binary tree if and only if :-
– is a full binary tree
– All leaf nodes are at the same level
Example :
X
/
/
/
X X
/ /
X X X X
/ / / /
X X X X X X X X
/ / / / / / / /
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Well, I am sorry I cannot post images as I do not have 10 reputation.
Hope this helps you and others!
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In my limited experience with binary tree, I think:
Strictly Binary Tree:Every node except the leaf nodes have two children or only have a root node.
Full Binary Tree: A binary tree of H strictly(or exactly) containing 2^H -1 nodes , it's clear that which every level has the most nodes.
Complete Binary Tree: It is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
add a comment |
In my limited experience with binary tree, I think:
Strictly Binary Tree:Every node except the leaf nodes have two children or only have a root node.
Full Binary Tree: A binary tree of H strictly(or exactly) containing 2^H -1 nodes , it's clear that which every level has the most nodes.
Complete Binary Tree: It is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
add a comment |
In my limited experience with binary tree, I think:
Strictly Binary Tree:Every node except the leaf nodes have two children or only have a root node.
Full Binary Tree: A binary tree of H strictly(or exactly) containing 2^H -1 nodes , it's clear that which every level has the most nodes.
Complete Binary Tree: It is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
In my limited experience with binary tree, I think:
Strictly Binary Tree:Every node except the leaf nodes have two children or only have a root node.
Full Binary Tree: A binary tree of H strictly(or exactly) containing 2^H -1 nodes , it's clear that which every level has the most nodes.
Complete Binary Tree: It is a binary tree in which every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes are as far left as possible.
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
answered Jan 5 '17 at 18:14
BertKingBertKing
16715
16715
You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
add a comment |
You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
You're definition for a full binary tree is incorrect, that is the definition of a perfect binary tree. A full binary tree is synonymous with a strictly binary tree. (source: see strictly binary tree: faculty.cs.niu.edu/~mcmahon/CS241/Notes/bintree.html) (source: see perfect binary tree: slideshare.net/ajaykumarc137151/…)
– Keego
Aug 12 '17 at 15:50
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
oh, my god, I am confused just now,I will make sure of this. Many thanks.
– BertKing
Aug 15 '17 at 3:32
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
No problem :) See the answer by @Lotus below, he nailed it. I just recommended edits for your answer to reflect this.
– Keego
Aug 16 '17 at 18:27
add a comment |
Let us consider a binary tree of height 'h'. A binary tree is called a complete binary tree if all the leaves are present at height 'h' or 'h-1' without any missing numbers in the sequence.
1
/
2 3
/
4 5
It is a complete binary tree.
1
/
2 3
/ /
4 6
It is not a complete binary tree as the node of number 5 is missing in the sequence
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
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Let us consider a binary tree of height 'h'. A binary tree is called a complete binary tree if all the leaves are present at height 'h' or 'h-1' without any missing numbers in the sequence.
1
/
2 3
/
4 5
It is a complete binary tree.
1
/
2 3
/ /
4 6
It is not a complete binary tree as the node of number 5 is missing in the sequence
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
add a comment |
Let us consider a binary tree of height 'h'. A binary tree is called a complete binary tree if all the leaves are present at height 'h' or 'h-1' without any missing numbers in the sequence.
1
/
2 3
/
4 5
It is a complete binary tree.
1
/
2 3
/ /
4 6
It is not a complete binary tree as the node of number 5 is missing in the sequence
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
Let us consider a binary tree of height 'h'. A binary tree is called a complete binary tree if all the leaves are present at height 'h' or 'h-1' without any missing numbers in the sequence.
1
/
2 3
/
4 5
It is a complete binary tree.
1
/
2 3
/ /
4 6
It is not a complete binary tree as the node of number 5 is missing in the sequence
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
edited Nov 28 '18 at 6:41
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:53
Ravi varma IndukuriRavi varma Indukuri
11
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Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_tree#Types_of_binary_trees not answer your question?
– rodion
Sep 10 '12 at 21:26
3
no its not ,a lot of confusion among these
– kTiwari
Sep 10 '12 at 21:28
Strict Binary Tree: Every node can have 2 child or no nodes at all
– vikkyhacks
Feb 18 '14 at 17:44