diff --git a/ch11_blockchain.adoc b/ch11_blockchain.adoc index f8ede214..e6c5c1da 100644 --- a/ch11_blockchain.adoc +++ b/ch11_blockchain.adoc @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ image::images/mbc3_1102.png["merkle_tree"] Because the merkle tree is a binary tree, it needs an even number of leaf nodes. If there are an odd number of transactions to summarize, the last transaction hash will be duplicated to create an -even number of leaf nodes, also known as a _balanced tree_. This is +even number of leaf nodes, also known ((("balanced trees")))as a _balanced tree_. This is shown in <>, where transaction C is duplicated. Similarly, if there are an odd number of hashes to process at any level, the last hash is duplicated.