(definition)
Definition: Of a node, the distance from the node to the root of the tree.
Aggregate parent (I am a part of or used in ...)
tree.
See also height.
Note: For instance, the root is at depth 0, and a child of the root is at depth 1.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 15 March 2004.
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Cite this as:
Paul E. Black, "depth", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 15 March 2004. (accessed TODAY)
Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/depth.html
