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Finding extrema with unary predicates

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Algorithms (SIGAL 1990)

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We consider the problem of determining the maximum and minimum elements of a set X=x 1,...,x n of integers, drawn from the some universe U, using only unary predicates of the inputs. It is shown that Θ(n+log|U|) unary predicate evaluations are necessary and sufficient, in the worst case. Results are applied to i) the problem of determining approximate extrema of a set of real numbers, in the same model, and ii) the multiparty broadcast communication complexity of determining the extrema of a set of integers held by distinct processors.

Supported in part by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Grant A3583 and a BCASI Fellowship.

Supported in part by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Grant A0482

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  1. Computer Science Department, University of British Columbia, UK

    David G. Kirkpatrick & Feng Gao

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Tetsuo Asano Toshihide Ibaraki Hiroshi Imai Takao Nishizeki

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Kirkpatrick, D.G., Gao, F. (1990). Finding extrema with unary predicates. In: Asano, T., Ibaraki, T., Imai, H., Nishizeki, T. (eds) Algorithms. SIGAL 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 450. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52921-7_65

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