Dictionaries: Difference between revisions
From charlesreid1
(Created page with "Dictionaries are data structures that store data in such a way that it can be looked up by value, rather than by index/position/reference.") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
=Dictionary data type - definition= | |||
Dictionaries are data structures that store data in such a way that it can be looked up by value, rather than by index/position/reference. | Dictionaries are data structures that store data in such a way that it can be looked up by value, rather than by index/position/reference. | ||
These types of data sets naturally lend themselves to a structure that partitions data based on its sort value, as in a binary tree. This allows operations to happen faster, because the lookup key itself guides the process of finding the corresponding data in the data structure. | |||
=Flags= | |||
{{DataStructuresFlag}} | |||
Revision as of 06:35, 3 June 2017
Dictionary data type - definition
Dictionaries are data structures that store data in such a way that it can be looked up by value, rather than by index/position/reference.
These types of data sets naturally lend themselves to a structure that partitions data based on its sort value, as in a binary tree. This allows operations to happen faster, because the lookup key itself guides the process of finding the corresponding data in the data structure.
Flags
 |
Data Structures Part of Computer Science Notes
This is the staging ground for computer science notes as part of the 2017 CS Study Plan.
Classes of data structures: Abstract Data Types Array-based and Link-based memory management: ArrayLists and Linked Lists Algorithmic Analysis of Data Structures: Algorithmic Analysis of Data Structures Advanced data structures: Advanced Data Structures
|
|
Arrays Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures Python: Arrays/Python · Arrays/Python/Sizeof · Arrays/Python/AppendCost · Arrays/Python/CaesarCipher · Arrays/Python/CompactArrays · Arrays/Python/DynamicArray Java: Arrays/Java · Arrays/Java/CaesarCipher · Arrays/Java/FisherYates · Arrays/Java/PythonList · Arrays/Java/Repeatedly_Remove Categories: Category:Python Arrays
|
|
Stacks and Queues Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures
Stacks and Queues: Python StacksQueues/Python · StacksQueues/Python/ArrayStack · StacksQueues/Python/ArrayQueue · StacksQueues/Python/ArrayDeque StacksQueues/Python/LinkedStack
Stacks and Queues: Java StacksQueues/Java · StacksQueues/Java/ArrayStack · StacksQueues/Java/ArrayQueue · StacksQueues/Java/ArrayQueueFS · StacksQueues/Java/ArrayDeque StacksQueues/Java/LinkedStack · StacksQueues/Java/LinkedQueue · StacksQueues/Java/LinkedDeque
Applications Postfix_Expressions#Stacks · StacksQueues/Subsets · StacksQueues/Subsets/Java
|
|
Priority Queues and Heaps Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures
Java: Priority Queues/Java · Priority Queues/ADT · Priority Queues/Sorted · Priority Queues/Unsorted Performance: Priority Queues/Timing and Performance Applications: Maximum Oriented Priority Queue · Priority Queues/Stack
Priority Queues/Heap · Priority Queues/Java · Priority Queues/Comparators
|
|
Linked List Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures Java: Linked Lists/Java · Linked Lists/Java/Single · Linked Lists/Java/Double · Linked Lists/Java/Circular Performance: Linked Lists/Java/Timing · Linked Lists/Java/Reverse Python: Linked Lists/Python · Linked Lists/Python/Single
|
|
Trees Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures Abstract data type: Trees/ADT Concrete implementations: Trees/LinkedTree · Trees/ArrayTree · SimpleTree
Tree Traversal Preorder traversal: Trees/Preorder Postorder traversal: Trees/Postorder In-Order traversal: Binary Trees/Inorder Breadth-First Search: BFS Breadth-First Traversal: BFT Depth-First Search: DFS Depth-First Traversal: DFT OOP Principles for Traversal: Tree Traversal/OOP · Tree Traversal/Traversal Method Template Tree operations: Trees/Operations Performance · Trees/Removal
Tree Applications Finding Minimum in Log N Time: Tree/LogN Min Search
Abstract data type: Binary Trees/ADT Concrete implementations: Binary Trees/LinkedBinTree · Binary Trees/ArrayBinTree Binary Trees/Cheat Sheet · Binary Trees/OOP · Binary Trees/Implementation Notes
|
|
Search Trees Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures
Binary Search Trees · Balanced Search Trees Trees/OOP · Search Trees/OOP · Tree Traversal/OOP · Binary Trees/Inorder
(Note that heaps are also value-sorting trees with minimums at the top. See Template:PriorityQueuesFlag and Priority Queues.)
|
|
Maps and Dictionaries Part of Computer Science Notes
Series on Data Structures
Maps/Dictionaries Maps · Maps/ADT · Maps in Java · Maps/OOP · Maps/Operations and Performance Map implementations: Maps/AbstractMap · Maps/UnsortedArrayMap · Maps/SortedArrayMap Dictionary implementations: Dictionaries/LinkedDict · Dictionaries/ArrayDict
Hashes Hash Maps/OOP · Hash Maps/Operations and Performance Hash Maps/Dynamic Resizing · Hash Maps/Collision Handling with Chaining Hash functions: Hash Functions · Hash Functions/Cyclic Permutation Hash map implementations: Hash Maps/AbstractHashMap · Hash Maps/ChainedHashMap
Skip Lists · Java/ConcurrentSkipList · Java implementations: SkipList
Sets Sets · Sets/ADT · Sets in Java · Sets/OOP · Multisets
|
