Binary search applies to sorted collections and monotonic answer spaces.
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Repeatedly discard an ordered half while preserving a search invariant.
Binary search applies to sorted collections and monotonic answer spaces.
State the interval convention and prove why each update makes progress.
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Use sorted order to decide which pointer must move.
Choose one interval convention and preserve it through every update.
Identify the ordered half before deciding which half can be discarded.
Carry valid ranges rather than comparing only parent and child.
Moves from exact lookup to the first valid insertion boundary.
Makes a monotonic predicate and boundary contract explicit.
Tests mapping a conceptual sorted sequence onto two dimensions.
Teaches how one sorted half constrains the answer boundary.
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