R-tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of tree data structure used to group objects by nearness of location, representing them by their minimum bounding rectangles in the next higher level of the tree.

Word forms

R-tree R-trees

Etymology

The R stands for rectangle.

Related words

Hilbert R-tree priority R-tree R* tree R+ tree
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