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Data Structures Using C, 2nd Edition by Pearson
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Data Structures Using C, 2nd Edition by Pearson

by A. K. Sharma
May 2024
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
521 pages
14h 12m
English
Pearson India
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366 Data Structures Using C
Now the problem is how to represent the data given in Figure 8.1. Arrays are linear by nature and
every element in an array must have a unique successor and predecessor except the first and last elements.
The arrangement shown in Figure 8.1 is not linear and, therefore, cannot be represented by an array.
Though a tree is a non-linear data structure but it has a specific property that a node cannot have more
than one parent. The arrangement of Figure 8.1 is not following any hierarchy and, therefore, there is no
parent–child relationship.
A close look at the arrangement suggests that it is neither linear nor
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ISBN: 9781299831582