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the tree is generally shown upside down compared with a real tree, that is to say with the root at the top and the leaves at the bottom.
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A '''tree structure''' is a way of representing the [[hierarchy|hierarchical]] nature of a [[structure]] in a graphical form. It is named a 'tree structure', because the graph looks a bit like a tree, even though the tree is oftengenerally shown upside down compared with a real tree, that is to say with the root at the top and the leaves at the bottom.
 
<div style="width: 302px; float: right;">[[Image:binary-tree-structure.png]]<br>''Illustration: A tree structure showing the possible hierarchical organization of an encyclopedia. This specific example happens to a [[binary tree]], which means all nodes have exactly zero or two child nodes.''</div>