Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures
Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures by Hanan Sametby Hanan Samet
Ranked 4 of 4 algorithms textbooks by recommenders
Recommended as the field's standard reference on multidimensional and metric data structures, for readers wanting more depth than an introductory algorithms course.
Recommended as the field's standard reference on multidimensional and metric data structures, for readers wanting more depth than an introductory algorithms course.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Why people recommend it
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Seen as the field's standard reference
“I highly recommend Hanan Samet's book "Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures". It's from 2006, but is basically the bible for the field.”
Comment from 22 Dec 2025 in “Functional Flocking Quadtree in ClojureScript” Deeper than an introductory algorithms course
“to be an excellent resource when looking for a slightly deeper dive than a more introductory algorithms course”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Functional Quadtrees” Go-to pick for multidimensional data structures
“Then you want Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures by Samet”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Some Unusual Trees”
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| Introduction to Algorithmsby Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest and Stein | 10 | 1 | 91% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Algorithm Design Manualby Steven Skiena | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Algorithmsby Robert Sedgewick | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structuresby Hanan SametThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
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“Then you want Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures by Samet”
“I highly recommend Hanan Samet's book "Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures". It's from 2006, but is basically the bible for the field.”
“to be an excellent resource when looking for a slightly deeper dive than a more introductory algorithms course”
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