page_title: M-ary tree
hierarchical_section_title: M-ary tree
context_page_description: In graph theory, an m-ary tree is a rooted tree in which each node has no more than m children. A binary tree is the special case where m = 2, and a ternary tree is another case with m = 3 that limits its children to three.
context_section_description: In graph theory, an m-ary tree (also known as k-ary or k-way tree) is a rooted tree in which each node has no more than m children. A binary tree is the special case where m = 2, and a ternary tree is another case with m = 3 that limits its children to three.
caption: An example of a m-ary tree with m=5
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