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1.1.1 Four Fundamental Data Structures

The following four data structures are used ubiquitously in the description of algorithms and serve as basic building blocks for realizing more complex data structures.

Dictionaries and priority queues can be classified under a broader category called dynamic sets. Also, binary and general trees are very popular building blocks for implementing dictionaries and priority queues.



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