Binary search works on sorted arrays. Binary search begins by comparing an element in the middle of the array … See more

In terms of the number of comparisons, the performance of binary search can be analyzed by viewing the run of the procedure on a binary tree. The root node of the tree is the middle element of the array. The … See more

Sorted arrays with binary search are a very inefficient solution when insertion and deletion operations are interleaved with retrieval, taking time for each such operation. In addition, sorted arrays can complicate … See more

Uniform binary search stores, instead of the lower and upper bounds, the difference in the index of the middle element from the current iteration to the next iteration. A lookup table containing the differences is computed … See more

The idea of sorting a list of items to allow for faster searching dates back to antiquity. The earliest known example was the Inakibit-Anu tablet from Babylon dating back to c. 200 BCE. The tablet contained about 500 … See more

Although the basic idea of binary search is comparatively straightforward, the details can be surprisingly tricky— Donald Knuth
When Jon Bentley assigned binary search as a problem in a course for professional programme… See more