Downtree

//ˈdaʊn.tɹiː// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subtree of a tree data structure that is immediately below (closer to the tree root) the current node.

    "[…] this data structure differs from the tree […] illustrated in Fig. 1, only by having downpointers replaced by downtrees."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lower in a tree data structure. not-comparable

Antonyms

All antonyms
uptree

Example

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"[…] this data structure differs from the tree […] illustrated in Fig. 1, only by having downpointers replaced by downtrees."

Etymology

From down- + tree.

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