Stern–Brocot tree

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algebra
gptkb:tree
gptkbp:builtBy mediant operation
gptkbp:describes all positive rational numbers
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
number theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stern–Brocot tree
gptkbp:introducedIn 1857
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Achille_Brocot
gptkb:Moritz_Stern
gptkbp:leftmostNode 0/1
gptkbp:property contains each positive rational number exactly once
nodes are labeled by reduced fractions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Farey_sequence
continued fractions
mediant
gptkbp:rightmostNode 1/0
gptkbp:rootNode 1/1
gptkbp:seeAlso gptkb:Calkin–Wilf_tree
gptkb:Farey_tree
binary search tree
gptkbp:structureType infinite binary search tree
gptkbp:usedFor approximation of real numbers by rationals
enumerating positive rationals
gear ratio calculation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Julius_Stern
gptkb:Moritz_Abraham_Stern
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5