Faster Deterministic Dictionaries

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  • Rasmus Pagh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/brics.v6i48.20118

Resumé

We consider static dictionaries over the universe U = {0, 1}^w on a
unit-cost RAM with word size w. Construction of a static dictionary with
linear space consumption and constant lookup time can be done in linear
expected time by a randomized algorithm. In contrast, the best previous
deterministic algorithm for constructing such a dictionary with n elements
runs in time O(n^(1+epsilon)) for epsilon > 0. This paper narrows the gap between
deterministic and randomized algorithms exponentially, from the factor of
n^epsilon to an O(log n) factor. The algorithm is weakly non-uniform, i.e. requires
certain precomputed constants dependent on w. A by-product of the result
is a lookup time vs insertion time trade-off for dynamic dictionaries, which
is optimal for a certain class of deterministic hashing schemes.

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1999-12-18

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Pagh, R. (1999). Faster Deterministic Dictionaries. BRICS Report Series, 6(48). https://doi.org/10.7146/brics.v6i48.20118

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Nr. 48 (1999): RS-48 Faster Deterministic Dictionaries

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