Tree diagram

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The term tree diagram refers to a specific type of diagram that has a unique network topology. It can be seen as a specific type of network diagram, which in turn can be seen as a special kind of cluster diagram.

[edit] Applications

  • In mathematics and statistical methods, a tree diagram is used to determine the probability of getting specific results where the possibilities are nested. (See theoretical and experimental probability)
  • In physics, a tree diagram is an acyclic connected Feynman diagram
  • In linguistics, a parse tree is one way to visually represent the structure of a sentence, a syllable, or phonological feature geometry
  • In biology: phylogenetics
  • A game tree is a tree diagram used to find and analyze potential moves in a game
  • A decision tree is used in operations research
  • Tree structure, a way of representing the hierarchical nature of a structure in a graphical form

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