Thinking Like a Mathematician
A red-black tree is a type of self-balancing binary search tree where each node contains an extra bit for denoting the color of the node, either red or black. This coloring helps maintain balance during insertions and deletions, ensuring that the tree remains approximately balanced, which guarantees O(log n) time complexity for basic dynamic set operations like insertion, deletion, and search.
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