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Time bounds for selection

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The number of comparisons required to select the i-th smallest of n numbers is shown to be at most a linear function of n by analysis of a new selection algorithm-PICK.
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This article is published in Journal of Computer and System Sciences.The article was published on 1973-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1384 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Selection (genetic algorithm) & Upper and lower bounds.

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Multidimensional binary search trees used for associative searching

TL;DR: The multidimensional binary search tree (or k-d tree) as a data structure for storage of information to be retrieved by associative searches is developed and it is shown to be quite efficient in its storage requirements.
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Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition

TL;DR: The complexity class P is formally defined as the set of concrete decision problems that are polynomial-time solvable, and encodings are used to map abstract problems to concrete problems.
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Algorithms in Combinatorial Geometry

TL;DR: This book offers a modern approach to computational geo- metry, an area thatstudies the computational complexity of geometric problems with an important role in this study.
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Partitioning sparse matrices with eigenvectors of graphs

TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that lower bounds on separator sizes can be obtained in terms of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix associated with a graph.
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Proximal alternating linearized minimization for nonconvex and nonsmooth problems

TL;DR: A self-contained convergence analysis framework is derived and it is established that each bounded sequence generated by PALM globally converges to a critical point.
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The Art of Computer Programming

TL;DR: The arrangement of this invention provides a strong vibration free hold-down mechanism while avoiding a large pressure drop to the flow of coolant fluid.
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A Tournament Problem

TL;DR: In this paper, an improved solution is presented for the problem of finding the smallest number of direct pairwise comparisons which will always suffice to rank n objects according to some transitive characteristic.
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The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll

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TL;DR: In this paper, Lewis Carroll's entire body of work has been published in book form, including all of the poems, essays, phantasmagoria along with a substantial collection of miscellaneous writings.