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对于B-tree，并没有一个明确的定义. 依据规则，大致可以按照 最重要参数 - order的不同解释，分为两种

1. Bayer & McCreigt 1972

用 order 规定每个节点容纳的键值数量
d ：order
h : depth ，深度，树高
k ： 节点的 健值数
N : 一棵 B-tree 能储存的总键值

• 对于跟节点, 1 <= k <= 2d
• 对于其他的普通节点: d <= k <= 2d
• 一个非叶 节点，有 k+1个子节点
• 2(d+1)^h -1 <= N <= (2d + 1)^(h+1) - 1

2. Knuth 1998

用 order 规定每个非叶节点能引申的子节点数量。这个更为常见一些。

According to Knuth's definition, a B-tree of order m is a tree which satisfies the following properties:

• Every node has at most m children.
• Every non-leaf node (except root) has at least ⌈m⁄2⌉ children.
• The root has at least two children if it is not a leaf node.
• A non-leaf node with k children contains k−1 keys.
• All leaves appear in the same level