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What is a real-world application of binary search?
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What is a real-world application of binary search?
Finding a word in a dictionary
Sorting a list of names
Inserting data into a database
Traversing a tree structure
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What is a real-world application of binary search?
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Step 1: Understand that a dictionary is a book that lists words in alphabetical order.
Step 2: When you want to find a specific word, you don't start from the beginning and check each word one by one.
Step 3: Instead, you open the dictionary to the middle page to see if the word is there.
Step 4: If the word you are looking for comes before the middle word, you only check the first half of the dictionary.
Step 5: If the word comes after the middle word, you only check the second half of the dictionary.
Step 6: Repeat this process of checking the middle until you find the word or determine it is not in the dictionary.
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