What is Binary Heap in C?
A binary heap is a type of complete binary tree where each node satisfies the heap order property. There are two types of heaps based on the order: min-heaps and max-heaps.
1. Min Heaps
Every node contains the minimum value among all the nodes in its subtree.
Example: [10, 15, 30, 40, 50, 100, 40]
2. Max Heaps
Every node contains the maximum value among all the nodes in its subtree.
Example: [100, 40, 50, 10, 15, 50, 40]
C Program to Implement Binary Heap
Binary heaps are the most fundamental data structures which are used in various algorithms. They are mostly used in implementing priority queues and also in heapsort. They are tree-based data structures that satisfy heap order property. In this article, we will study the implementation of Binary heaps in C language.
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