Binary search is an efficient algorithm for finding a key in sorted data. It runs in O(log n) time.

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Does it correct implementation of binary insertion to an array? [on hold]

Code based on binary search algorithm: ...
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Guessing game - Is it a 40?

User has number in head, the program must guess the number. ...
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Binary search in C++

I was wondering if I have any hidden bugs or traps in my code I wrote for an exercise. ...
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Inserting into a binary search tree in C

I am in the process of refactoring this simple binary search tree code responsible for adding new values: ...
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Binary search on string in alphabetical order

The code for a binary search on an ordered string by alphabetical orders seems to work. I am wondering if there is a better way to write this. ...
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Find valid triples for a sorted list of integers (part 2)

Have some ideas to improve code from this discussion (Find valid triples for a sorted list of integers), and post new code in a new post. The new idea is, trying to remember where low bound searched ...
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Data structure that supports binary search and has near constant insertion and deletion times

I'm trying to create a data structure that has the following properties: must be able to perform a binary search based on a on-the-fly computed value ideally must have an \$O(1)\$ insert and delete ...
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“Guess My Number” with Racket

I am using the book "Realm of Racket" which was written by the people behind the Racket and Dr. Racket projects. It is a great book based on games, similar to the famous "Land of Lisp". The first ...
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Find valid triples for a sorted list of integers

I'm working on a problem in which I have an input array, sorted positive unique integers, and have to try to find all possible triples \$(x,y,z)\$ which satisfy \$x+y>z\$ and \$x<y<z\$. For ...
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Find max element in increasing-decreasing array

Question: Find the largest in a list that list is stored as two sections, one in ascending order and the other in descending order. Elements are distinct. E.g: Input ...
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Binary search for random access iterators in C++

I wrote a generic binary search routine in C++ for ranges that are specified by random access iterators. In case the user inputs a range with non-random access iterators, an exception will be thrown. ...
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Binary search a 2D array for multiple matching criteria fields

Here is what I came up with for a binary search of an array. It allows for searching one or many columns to match. It assumes that array being searched is sorted with the same sort priorities as the ...
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Search in sorted matrix NxM

The problem (from Cracking the Coding book): Given an NxM matrix in which each row and each column is sorted in ascending order, write a method to find an element. I thought of a modified version ...
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Binary search of an integer array

I'm a beginner. This is my implementation of binary search algorithm in Python. Please review my code and give your valuable inputs for further improvements on overall coding style, rare cases etc. <...
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Implementation of the binary search algorithm [closed]

This is my first implementation the binary search algorithm. I have tested it and so far it is okay. But I need an experienced eye to review the code and recommend best practices. ...
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Binary search that gets ALL matching results

I am implementing a binary search to retrieve all matches of a specified value. Instead of a regular binary search that would just return the first match, I want to get that first match AND all ...
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Making a sorted linked list into a balanced binary search tree

My code works, but I need help on revising it to make it shorter and simple if possible on my main.cpp part ONLY. The other files is to make the program compile and work out if you want to see the ...
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Calculate the path sum of a binary tree

I want to calculate all sum of all possible paths from root to leaf. Each node has value of an integer number (decimal). In the following example: ...
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Finding the frequency of an element in a sorted list of integers

Input: Array of sorted integers and an element to check the frequency for Output: Frequency of the element ...
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Binary search in C#

The challenge requires the program to receive data from the console and use binary search to find if a term is contained in a set of other terms. I've unit-tested the solution below, but according to ...
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Deletion of a node in a binary search tree

I am looking to see if my implementation of the removal/deletion method in a binary search tree is sufficient, readable, and runs in \$O(\log n)\$ time. It's been awhile since I've written a data ...
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Binary search tree class in Java

I am trying to create a binary search tree class in Java and am wondering how I did. I am fairly confident on most of the methods, but fear I may have messed up the delete method. I know I am ...
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Maximum clique using binary matrix adjacency [closed]

I'm solve the maximum clique problem. I'm using binary matrix adjacency to represent the graph. But when I test using the DIMACS-benchmark, my answer is far more different compared to the answer given....
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Find median of two sorted arrays

Problem statement There are two sorted arrays nums1 and nums2 of size m and ...
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Priority Queue (Binary Search Tree) Implementation

I have made a Priority Queue implemented as a Binary Search Tree. I would appreciate comments related to optimization and proper functionality, but any comments/critiques are welcome. PQ.h: ...
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Binary search tree and breadth first search

I have written code to implement Binary Search and Breadth First Search in JS. Please review my code. I want to ensure Im following the best practices. Node.js ...
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Minimum element in a sorted rotated array

A sorted array [0,1,2,3,4,5] when rotated n times (3 times in this case) becomes [3,4,5,0,1,2], meaning elements in the front move to the end. The code below finds the minimum element in this array, ...
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Alphanumerica binary search in node.js

I have some rather large arrays with hash values in them that looks like this: ZjFhOTZjYzgtMmZhMy00YjdkLThmMDgtNjI4MjYxNTc3MGRlXw==ntyxntmzmzkw I've done a binary search, using the node.js binary-...
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Recursive binary search implementation in Python

I have this (recursive) binary search implementation in Python, and I want you to criticize every aspect of it. It is a naive implementation, (drilling the basics and stuff), but, I want you to ...
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Couting numbers greater than given - using binary search

It's my first exercise involving the well-known binary search. The problem goes as follows: we are given a sequence of n numbers and we have to answer to t questions, each of which is: “How many ...
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Python 2 binary search

I wanted to take a stab at implementing a binary search, and here's what I came up with. Is there anything I could have done better, from a code clarity perspective, or code optimization perspective? ...
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Finding the minimum from a sorted rotated array with duplicates

Is this an efficient way of finding the minimum using binary search? ...
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Template Binary Search Tree

This is a simple binary search tree implementation written with C++'s templates feature I wrote to learn C++. What improvements would make this cleaner and better as far as C++ practices go, and are ...
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Find the number of quadraples (a,b,c,d) from 4 respective arrays such that a+b+c+d=0

Given four lists of numbers, calculate how many ways there are to choose one element from each to get a sum of zero. The input is given on stdin, first the ...
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Binary search algorithm

Would this recursive solution's speed be comparable to a non-recursive solution? ...
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Breadth and Depth First Search in Ruby

I was tasked with building three individual methods; one to create a Binary Search Tree (BST), one to carry out a Breadth First Search (BFS), and one to carry out a Depth First Search (DFS). Create ...
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Locating a sequence in a sorted array

I read the following question: Searching an element in a sorted array and I thought that I could give it a try in Python. Given a sorted list of integers and an integer. Return the (index) bounds of ...
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Binary and linear search methods for a number-guessing game

This is a code written is Pascal (Delphi). It asks the user to think of a number between min_ and max_ and then guesses the ...
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Binary search function

I have written this function to perform a binary search on an array, given begin/end indices and a value to look for in the supplied array: ...
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Binary search attempt

I've heard about the binary search in an intro class I took a couple months ago, remembered how it worked and read this article, so I attempted to write my first binary search in Python. It works, but ...
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Variations on binary searching an ordered list

In the wikipedia article about the binary search algorithm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search_algorithm) a small paragraph in particular got my attention. Midpoint and width A ...
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Find maximum element in bitonic array

An array is bitonic if it is composed of an increasing sequence of integers followed immediately by a decreasing sequence of integers. Write a program that, given a bitonic array of N distinct integer ...
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Recursive binary search in Python

I have implemented a recursive binary search in Python and tried to implement some verification to my code. Other than that, is there any optimization I am missing? ...
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Computer guesses the user's number

After the feedback for my last script, I realized I should be using functions and trying to adhere to the style guide. I tried to do that here, though still very beginner. The rounding in Python ...
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Binary search implementation [closed]

Is there a better way to implement a binary search than I am in my code? My function is taking two two lists - first_booth_voters and ...
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Shell binary search with sorted input

I have coded binary search in shell, just for practice. Input Input data is already sorted set of numbers streamed to the script. $1 is the sought number. ...
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Efficiency of binary search and improvements

Below you can see my binary search method, and as a relatively new programmer I am looking for any suggestions on how it could be improved. ...
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Sorting an Integer array

The program sorts the array from lowest to highest and outputs the index of the searched value: ...
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Substring searching with Knuth–Morris–Pratt

My program uses the Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm to search for a particular substring in a .txt file and then store it in a binary search tree. Note that ...