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QWhat is the time complexity of searching an element in a binary search tree (BST)?

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  • D O(N^2) ✔ ✖
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Binary search in a balanced BST has a time complexity of O(log N) where N is the number of elements. This is due to the logarithmic reduction in the search space with each comparison.

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