Question

Karp and Zhang used a parallel branch-and-bound algorithm with an input with this property to complete the node expansion step in dynamic task scheduling. The Karger-Stein minimum cut algorithm contracts a given graph by repeatedly taking an input with this property until only two nodes remain. Yao’s principle is typically used to prove lower bounds on the worst-case time complexity of algorithms with this property. (*) Quotient filters use a transformation with this property to hash keys to fingerprints. By construction, the initial population in a basic genetic algorithm has this property, (10[1])and Las Vegas algorithms take inputs of this type. (10[1])The inputs of the Box-Muller algorithm have this property, which may be achieved by using the output of methods like Marsaglia’s Super Duper or the Mersenne Twister. For 10 points, guessing and checking (-5[1])algorithms generally take in what type of input that may be outputted by an RNG? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: randomized [accept random or randomly generated or pseudorandomly generated or randomly distributed; accept stochastic; accept uniformly distributed or discrete uniformly distributed]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Leo LawFarrellmagnetismMSU A and Friend9010
Coby TranGanon Evans Fan ClubBoston College9910
Shiva TegullaZen and the Art of BuzzingArizona State132-5
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateZen and the Art of Buzzing14810

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2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY367%0%0%136.50
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%0%33%112.33