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0 pointsjustmedep6y ago0 comments

A single problem can be solved by using many different algorithms.

However, even though algorithm A and B are "correct" they can behave differently when rounding errors are introduced.

For example – if algorithm A uses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahan_summation_algorithm

and B uses naive summation then you can expect the end result of A to be more precise than the end result of B – even though both algorithms are correct.

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MaxBarraclough6y ago

> and B uses naive summation then you can expect the end result of A to be more precise than the end result of B – even though both algorithms are correct.

Formally speaking, no. The problem can be defined precisely. At least one of the algorithms fails to solve the problem.

In practice of course, some amount of error may be acceptable.