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The article discuss probabilistic algorithms used in problem solving, focusing on those that introduce randomness through a rand() call and those that convert input data into a uniform distribution. Noted algorithms that are categorized as such include LogLog, HyperLogLog, and Bimodal Multicast.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 58; no. 11; pp. 50 - 55
Main Author:	MCMULLEN, TYLER
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Nov2015
Subjects:	Probabilistic number theory Algorithms Problem solving Random forest algorithms Computer programming
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article discuss probabilistic algorithms used in problem solving, focusing on those that introduce randomness through a rand() call and those that convert input data into a uniform distribution. Noted algorithms that are categorized as such include LogLog, HyperLogLog, and Bimodal Multicast.