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d-ary heap

priority queue data structure, a generalization of the binary heap in which the nodes have d children instead of 2
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d-ary heap

Summary

d-ary heap ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • d-ary heap is a type of priority queue[2].
  • d-ary heap is a type of heap[3].
  • d-ary heap's Commons category is recorded as Algorithms[4].
  • d-ary heap's said to be the same as is recorded as k-ary heap[5].
  • d-ary heap's studied by is recorded as graph theory[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include priority queue[2] and heap[3].

Why It Matters

d-ary heap ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[1]

Related Entities

graph theory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Black-hole-diver · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → priority queue, heap
    Studied by → graph theory
    Said to be the same as → k-ary heap
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