Computation tree

Each node in the tree represents a single computational state, while each edge represents a transition to the next possible computation.

The leaves of the tree are called output nodes.

In a computation tree for a decision problem, each output node is labeled Yes or No.

and the path for x ends in node labeled yes, then the input x is accepted.

[2] The depth of the computation tree for a given input is the computation time for the Turing machine on that input.