What is the main difference between a binary tree and a binary search tree?

Practice Questions

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What is the main difference between a binary tree and a binary search tree?
  1. Binary trees can have duplicate values, binary search trees cannot
  2. Binary search trees are always balanced, binary trees are not
  3. Binary search trees have a specific ordering property, binary trees do not
  4. There is no difference

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the main difference between a binary tree and a binary search tree?
  • Step 1: Understand what a binary tree is. A binary tree is a structure where each node can have up to two children, called the left child and the right child.
  • Step 2: Learn about a binary search tree (BST). A binary search tree is a special type of binary tree.
  • Step 3: Identify the key property of a binary search tree. In a BST, for any given node, all values in the left subtree are smaller than the node's value, and all values in the right subtree are larger.
  • Step 4: Compare the two. While all binary search trees are binary trees, not all binary trees are binary search trees because binary trees do not have the left and right value rules.
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