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title: Binary Search
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tags: [algorithm, search, divide-conquer, log-n, bisection, git-bisect, parametric-search]
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  language: any
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---

# Binary Search

## 📌 한 줄 통찰
> **"매 절반씩 의 탐색"**. 매 sorted array 의 매 O(log N). 매 100만 = 매 20 step. 매 algorithm 의 elegance 의 가장. 매 git bisect / parametric search / boundary find 의 same 원리.

## 📖 핵심

### 매 algorithm
1. 매 mid = (lo + hi) / 2.
2. 매 target == mid → return.
3. 매 target < mid → hi = mid - 1.
4. 매 target > mid → lo = mid + 1.
5. 매 lo > hi → not found.

### 매 complexity
- **Time**: O(log N). 매 100만 = 20 comparison.
- **Space**: O(1) iterative / O(log N) recursive.
- **Precondition**: 매 sorted (or monotonic predicate).

### 매 variant

#### Lower bound (first ≥ target)
- 매 첫 매 element ≥ target.

#### Upper bound (first > target)
- 매 첫 매 element > target.

#### Range [first, last]
- 매 lower / upper 의 결합.

#### Bisection on continuous
- 매 root finding (math).
- 매 epsilon-based termination.

#### Parametric search
- 매 monotonic predicate 의 boundary.
- 매 "최대 X 의 Y 의 OK" 의 search.

#### Galloping (exponential + binary)
- 매 unbounded 의 매 growing range 의 binary.

### 매 trap
- **Overflow**: `(lo + hi) / 2` 의 int overflow → `lo + (hi - lo) / 2`.
- **Off-by-one**: lo / hi / mid 의 boundary.
- **Infinite loop**: 매 mid 의 적절한 update.
- **Sorted assumption**: 매 unsorted 의 fail.
- **Float precision**: 매 epsilon 의 fix.

### 매 응용
1. **`bisect` module** (Python).
2. **`std::lower_bound`** (C++).
3. **DB index** (B-tree): 매 internal node search.
4. **`git bisect`**: 매 commit 의 first bad.
5. **Parametric** (LeetCode): "min capacity for delivery in D days".
6. **Hyperparameter tune**: 매 LR sweep.
7. **Quantile estimate**: 매 streaming.

### 매 modern variant
- **Branchless binary search**: 매 conditional move.
- **Eytzinger layout**: 매 cache-friendly.
- **Interpolation search**: 매 uniform 의 O(log log N).
- **Fractional cascading**: 매 multi-list.

## 💻 패턴

### Classic (iterative)
```python
def binary_search(arr, target):
    lo, hi = 0, len(arr) - 1
    while lo <= hi:
        mid = lo + (hi - lo) // 2
        if arr[mid] == target: return mid
        if arr[mid] < target: lo = mid + 1
        else: hi = mid - 1
    return -1
```

### Lower bound (first ≥)
```python
def lower_bound(arr, target):
    lo, hi = 0, len(arr)
    while lo < hi:
        mid = lo + (hi - lo) // 2
        if arr[mid] < target: lo = mid + 1
        else: hi = mid
    return lo  # 매 insertion point
```

### Python `bisect`
```python
import bisect
arr = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
bisect.bisect_left(arr, 5)   # 2
bisect.bisect_right(arr, 5)  # 3
bisect.insort(arr, 6)        # 매 maintain sorted
```

### Parametric search ("min eat speed")
```python
def min_eating_speed(piles, h):
    def can_eat(k):
        return sum((p + k - 1) // k for p in piles) <= h
    
    lo, hi = 1, max(piles)
    while lo < hi:
        mid = lo + (hi - lo) // 2
        if can_eat(mid): hi = mid
        else: lo = mid + 1
    return lo
```

→ 매 monotonic predicate 의 boundary.

### Bisection on float (root)
```python
def find_root(f, lo, hi, eps=1e-9):
    while hi - lo > eps:
        mid = (lo + hi) / 2
        if f(mid) * f(lo) < 0: hi = mid
        else: lo = mid
    return (lo + hi) / 2

# sqrt(2) 의 root of x² - 2 = 0
result = find_root(lambda x: x*x - 2, 0, 2)
# 1.414213562373...
```

### `git bisect` (CLI)
```bash
git bisect start
git bisect bad HEAD
git bisect good v1.0
# 매 매 step 의 매 commit 의 test
git bisect good   # or 'bad'
# 매 log N step → 매 first bad commit
git bisect reset
```

→ 매 1000 commit 의 매 10 step 의 culprit 의 find.

### Galloping (exponential + binary)
```python
def galloping_search(arr, target):
    if arr[0] == target: return 0
    bound = 1
    while bound < len(arr) and arr[bound] < target:
        bound *= 2
    lo = bound // 2
    hi = min(bound, len(arr) - 1)
    return binary_search_range(arr, target, lo, hi)
```

→ 매 unbounded / online stream 의 OK.

### Eytzinger layout (cache-friendly)
```python
def eytzinger_search(arr, target):
    """매 BFS layout — 매 cache miss 매 minimize."""
    n = len(arr)
    k = 1
    while k <= n:
        if arr[k-1] < target: k = 2*k + 1
        elif arr[k-1] > target: k = 2*k
        else: return k - 1
    return -1
```

## 🤔 결정 기준
| 상황 | 사용 |
|---|---|
| Sorted array search | binary search |
| Sorted insert | bisect.insort |
| Predicate boundary | parametric search |
| Float root | bisection method |
| Commit debugging | git bisect |
| Streaming quantile | binary search + treap |
| Cache-critical | Eytzinger layout |

**기본값**: Python `bisect` / C++ `lower_bound` 사용. 매 직접 구현 X.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Search]]
- 변형: [[Lower-Bound]] · [[Upper-Bound]]
- 응용: [[Git-Bisect]] · [[B-Tree]] · [[Sorting]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: 매 sorted data search. 매 monotonic boundary. 매 root finding. 매 commit debugging.
**언제 X**: 매 unsorted (sort 의 cost X). 매 small N (linear OK). 매 non-monotonic.

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **`(lo + hi) / 2` overflow**: 매 large array 의 fail.
- **Sorted assumption 위반**: 매 wrong result.
- **`while lo < hi` vs `<=` 의 confusion**: 매 off-by-one.
- **Float epsilon 무시**: 매 무한 loop.
- **Library 무시 + 직접 구현**: 매 bug.
- **Linear search 의 substitute (small N)**: 매 over-engineering.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (CLRS, Knuth TAOCP, classic).
- 신뢰도 A.
- Related: [[Sorting]] · [[Divide-and-Conquer]] · [[Git-Bisect]] · [[B-Tree]].

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — variant + parametric + 매 git bisect + 매 Eytzinger + code |
