A note on approximate inclusion-exclusion

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Abstract

Let Ai, i = l, . . . , n, be a sequence of sets, and for S ⊆[n] set as := | ∩i∈s Ai |. Kahn, Linial and Samorodnitsky have recently shown that if it is known that u := | ∪i=l n, Ai | < 2n-l then u can be determined uniquely from a knowledge of the values of as for all S ≠ [n]. Since their proof was existential they posed the question of finding an adaptive procedure for determining u. Here we present such an algorithm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-26
Number of pages4
JournalDiscrete Applied Mathematics
Volume73
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Feb 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
  • Applied Mathematics

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