adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Able to right itself automatically to prevent falling. not-comparable

   "a self-balancing scooter"

2. 2
   Of a data structure: able to maintain a small height (number of levels) regardless of insertions and deletions. not-comparable

   "a self-balancing binary search tree"

Adjective

1. 1
   of someone or something that balances themself or itself wordnet

Example

More examples

"a self-balancing binary search tree"

Etymology

From self- + balancing.

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