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www.quantamagazine.org | ||
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geo.rocks
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| | | | | Have you ever wondered how HyperLogLog works? Or have you never heard of it at all? In this post I explain the wonderful algorithm of Flajolet et al. from scratch and in a very simple manner. | |
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www.ethanepperly.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] The article explores the reasons behind the use of randomized algorithms, highlighting their benefits and limitations. It emphasizes how randomization can improve algorithm performance by hedging against worst-case scenarios and discusses the theoretical foundations, such as Yao's minimax principle, which allows the analysis of randomized algorithms through the lens of deterministic ones. The text also touches on computational complexity classes like P and BPP, and the conjecture that P equals BPP. Additionally, it mentions the practical effectiveness of randomization in various domains, including computational mathematics and science. | |
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blog.geomblog.org
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| | | | | Bob Morris, one of the early contributors to UNIX and an NSA cryptographer, died on Sunday. The New York Times has a remembrance that talks... | |
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jonathanweisberg.org
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