An Algorithm for a Better Bookshelf.

The article focuses on the bookshelf problem, or "list labeling" problem within the field of computer science. The author explains that researchers have struggled to improve upon an algorithm with a logarithmic cost for adding new entries, but recent breakthroughs have produced a new approach that c...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 68; no. 9; pp. 11 - 14
Autor principal: Klarreich, Erica
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2025
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