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On the weighted path length of binary search trees for unknown access probabilities

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  1. Department of Mathematics DDR, Technical University of Dresden, 8027, Dresden, German Democratic Republic

    Thomas Fischer

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Fischer, T. (1979). On the weighted path length of binary search trees for unknown access probabilities. In: Bečvář, J. (eds) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1979. MFCS 1979. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 74. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-09526-8_25

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