Binary tree is a tree data structure where each node has at most two children, referred to as the left child and the right child. In other words, it's a way to store hierarchical data that's about as exciting as watching paint dry (but hey, at least it's not a linked list!).

How to use it in a sentence

• I was trying to impress the new hire by casually mentioning binary trees during our stand-up, but they just looked at me like I was speaking Klingon.

• My manager keeps asking me to "optimize the binary tree traversal," but I'm pretty sure they just heard that phrase in a TED talk and have no idea what it actually means.

If you actually want to learn more...

• How the BST Code was Broken: This article dives into the nuances of maintaining the Binary Search Tree (BST) properties and highlights common pitfalls in BST implementations.

• Find the best rational fraction approximation to a decimal number: While not directly related to binary trees, this resource discusses an interesting algorithm for finding the best rational approximation to a decimal number given a maximum denominator size.

• Resources: This section provides a comprehensive list of Lisp programming resources, which can be helpful if you're working with binary trees in a Lisp environment (or if you just want to impress your coworkers with your obscure programming language knowledge).

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