How to select a loser
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چکیده
Prodinger. H., How to select a loser, Discrete Mathematics 120 (1993) 149-159. N people select a loser by flipping coins. Recursively, the O-party continues until the loser is found. Among other things, it is shown that this process stops on the average after about log, N steps. Nevertheless, this very plausible result requires rather advanced methods.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Discrete Mathematics
دوره 120 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993