AVL Tree Collisions: Is it Possible?

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AVL trees do not inherently support collisions as they are self-balancing binary search trees. However, when implementing a hashing and collision resolution algorithm using an AVL tree, one can map multiple keys to a single node. This can be achieved by storing a pointer to a linked list at each node instead of the actual data. Clarification from the instructor regarding the assignment is essential for proper implementation.

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Hello there,
Is it possible to have collisions in a AVL tree? My teacher asked me to write a hashing and collision resolution algorithm using AVL tree...maybe she means that i should store the tree node in a hashed array or something...what do u guys think?
 
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Are you trying to map multiple keys to a node in the tree? Is this tree being implemented using a heap? You might want to talk to the teacher to make sure you understand the assignment.

[edit] If the problem is mapping multiple keys to a node in a tree, instead of having the actual data stored at the node why don't you have a pointer to a linked list. This is the easy way to do it.
 
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