Why does a node in a red-black tree require less memory than a node in a2-3-4 tree?

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Each node in a red-black tree requires memory for two pointers and two pointer colors. These pointers and pointer colors require no more memory than the four pointers in a node in a 2-3-4 tree. In addition, a node in a red-black tree requires memory for only one data item, whereas a node in a 2-3-4 tree requires memory for three data items.

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