Theoretical computer science · Oct 6, 2026
Almost-linear approximation of edit distance
For every fixed rational , gives a randomized approximation to unit-cost edit distance in worst-case expected time , with success probability at least 2/3. The strings have total length N and polynomially bounded integer symbols. This is an asymptotic guarantee at fixed accuracy.
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