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Chen–Tal–Wang · Depth-two threshold lower bounds

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Theorem 1.1, §1.1.1, p. 2

For every fixed ε in (0,1), there exists a function f in E^NP not computable by depth-two THR∘THR circuits of size n^{2.5−ε}; the same holds for SYM∘THR.

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The hard function may depend on ε; its class is E^NP, not NP.

Observed Oct 10, 2026

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A new depth-two threshold lower bound

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Lijie Chen · Avishay Tal · Yichuan Wang

Lijie Chen; Avishay Tal; Yichuan Wang

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Chen–Tal–Wang · Depth-two threshold lower bounds
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