Learning symmetric k-juntas in time n^o(k)

dc.creatorKolountzakis, Mihail N.
dc.creatorMarkakis, Evangelos
dc.creatorMehta, Aranyak
dc.date2005-04-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:19:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:19:03Z
dc.descriptionWe give an algorithm for learning symmetric k-juntas (boolean functions of $n$ boolean variables which depend only on an unknown set of $k$ of these variables) in the PAC model under the uniform distribution, which runs in time n^{O(k/\log k)}. Our bound is obtained by proving the following result: Every symmetric boolean function on k variables, except for the parity and the constant functions, has a non-zero Fourier coefficient of order at least 1 and at most O(k/\log k). This improves the previously best known bound of (3/31)k, and provides the first n^{o(k)} time algorithm for learning symmetric juntas.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0504246
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0504246
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/74874
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.titleLearning symmetric k-juntas in time n^o(k)
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