Breadth-first search explores nodes in order of distance from the start using a queue, visiting all neighbors before going deeper. It finds shortest paths in unweighted graphs.
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Breadth-first search explores nodes in order of distance from the start using a queue, visiting all neighbors before going deeper. It finds shortest paths in unweighted graphs.
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Use a queue and a visited set to process nodes in expanding layers from the source.
Because BFS expands by distance, the first time it reaches a node is via a shortest unweighted path.
Prefer BFS for level-order traversal, shortest path in unweighted graphs, and minimum-step problems.
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Use BFS when you need the shortest path in an unweighted graph or level-order processing.
BFS runs in O(V + E) time, visiting every vertex and edge once, with O(V) space for the queue and visited set.
