k-d tree

multidimensional search tree for points in k dimensional space
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k-d tree

Summary

k-d tree is a data structure[1]. It draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (data_structure category, ranking #5 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • k-d tree is credited with the discovery of Jon Bentley[3].
  • k-d tree's instance of is recorded as data structure[4].
  • k-d tree's subclass of is recorded as BSP tree[5].
  • k-d tree's Commons category is recorded as K-d trees[6].
  • k-d tree's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-09-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • k-d tree's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mm6t[8].
  • k-d tree's described by source is recorded as Q56638869[9].
  • k-d tree's Quora topic ID is recorded as Kd-Tree[10].
  • k-d tree's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as K-d_tree[11].
  • k-d tree's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as kdtree[12].
  • k-d tree's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 33721204[13].
  • k-d tree's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C33721204[14].
  • k-d tree's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 155025[15].
  • k-d tree's GitLab topic ID is recorded as k-d+tree[16].

Why It Matters

k-d tree draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (data_structure category, ranking #5 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). k-d tree. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/k-d-tree
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_k-d-tree_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{k-d tree}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/k-d-tree}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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