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Heaps

Heaps are a type of binary tree-based data structure that satisfy the heap property. They are commonly used to implement priority queues and efficiently find the maximum or minimum element. Heaps can be either max heaps or min heaps, depending on whether the parent nodes are greater or smaller than their children. Operations like insertion, deletion, and retrieval of the maximum or minimum element can be performed efficiently on heaps.

📄️ Heaps

Heaps are a type of binary tree-based data structure commonly used in computer science. They are often used to implement priority queues, where elements with higher priority are dequeued first. Heaps have two main variations: max heaps, where the parent node is always greater than or equal to its children, and min heaps, where the parent node is always less than or equal to its children. Heaps have efficient insertion and deletion operations, making them suitable for applications that require efficient priority-based processing.