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Definition: Search by selecting between two distinct alternatives (dichotomies) at each step.
Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
search.
Specialization (... is a kind of me.)
binary search.
Note: Division into multiple alternatives is polychotomy.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 9 June 2016.
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Paul E. Black, "dichotomic search", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 9 June 2016. (accessed TODAY)
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