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rooted tree

(definition)

Definition: A tree in which one node is designated as the root.

Also known as oriented tree.

See also free tree.

Author: PMS


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Paul M. Sant, "rooted tree", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/rootedtree.html

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