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Binomial heap
In computer science, a Binomial Heap is a set of binomial trees[?] that satisfy binomial heap properties:
- Each binomial tree in the heap obeys the min-heap property: the key of a node is greater than or equal to the key of its parent.
- For any non-negative integer j, there is at most one binomial tree in the heap whose root has degree j.
The properties tell us that the root of a binomial tree contains the smallest key in the tree and that an n-node binomial heap consists of at most lg n + 1 binomial trees.
- TODO: Draw a graphic rep of a b. heap
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