What is a segment tree?

Arrays Linked Lists Questions



46 Short 80 Medium 67 Long Answer Questions Question Index

What is a segment tree?

A segment tree is a data structure that is used to efficiently answer range queries on an array or a list. It divides the array into smaller segments and stores the precomputed information about each segment. This allows for efficient querying of various range-based operations such as finding the sum, minimum, maximum, or any other associative operation within a given range. The segment tree has a tree-like structure where each node represents a segment of the array, and the leaves represent individual elements.