Heapify is the process of transforming a binary tree into a heap data structure, ensuring that the tree maintains the heap property. This property can be either a max-heap or a min-heap, where each parent node is greater than (or less than) its children. This process is crucial for efficient heap operations, such as insertion and deletion, and is foundational for implementing heaps in various applications, including priority queues.
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