Valiant–Vazirani theorem
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The Valiant–Vazirani theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory showing that solving unique solutions of NP problems is, under randomized reductions, as hard as solving general NP problems, with major implications for the study of randomness and hardness of approximation.
All labels observed (2)
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| Valiant-Vazirani theorem | 1 |
| Valiant–Vazirani theorem canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valiant–Vazirani theorem Context triple: [Leslie Valiant, knownFor, Valiant–Vazirani theorem]
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Håstad’s switching lemma
Håstad’s switching lemma is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory that provides powerful bounds on the simplification of Boolean formulas under random restrictions, with major applications in circuit lower bounds.
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B.
Interactive Proofs and the Hardness of Approximating Cliques
"Interactive Proofs and the Hardness of Approximating Cliques" is a seminal theoretical computer science paper that introduced powerful interactive proof techniques to show that finding near-maximum cliques in graphs is computationally intractable to approximate within strong bounds.
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C.
“Inapproximability results for SAT and other problems”
“Inapproximability results for SAT and other problems” is a seminal theoretical computer science paper by Johan Håstad that establishes tight hardness-of-approximation bounds for satisfiability and related optimization problems using probabilistically checkable proofs.
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PCP theorem
The PCP theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory stating that every problem in NP has probabilistically checkable proofs that can be verified by examining only a constant number of bits, with major implications for the hardness of approximation.
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E.
The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems
"The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems" is a seminal theoretical computer science paper that introduced the notion of zero-knowledge proofs, fundamentally shaping modern cryptography and complexity theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valiant–Vazirani theorem Target entity description: The Valiant–Vazirani theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory showing that solving unique solutions of NP problems is, under randomized reductions, as hard as solving general NP problems, with major implications for the study of randomness and hardness of approximation.
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A.
Håstad’s switching lemma
Håstad’s switching lemma is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory that provides powerful bounds on the simplification of Boolean formulas under random restrictions, with major applications in circuit lower bounds.
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B.
Interactive Proofs and the Hardness of Approximating Cliques
"Interactive Proofs and the Hardness of Approximating Cliques" is a seminal theoretical computer science paper that introduced powerful interactive proof techniques to show that finding near-maximum cliques in graphs is computationally intractable to approximate within strong bounds.
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C.
“Inapproximability results for SAT and other problems”
“Inapproximability results for SAT and other problems” is a seminal theoretical computer science paper by Johan Håstad that establishes tight hardness-of-approximation bounds for satisfiability and related optimization problems using probabilistically checkable proofs.
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D.
PCP theorem
The PCP theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory stating that every problem in NP has probabilistically checkable proofs that can be verified by examining only a constant number of bits, with major implications for the hardness of approximation.
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E.
The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems
"The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems" is a seminal theoretical computer science paper that introduced the notion of zero-knowledge proofs, fundamentally shaping modern cryptography and complexity theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computational complexity theorem
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result in theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| assumes | standard Turing machine model of computation ⓘ |
| canonicalReferenceTitle | NP is as easy as detecting unique solutions ⓘ |
| complexityAssumptionContext | P versus NP ⓘ |
| concernsProblem |
Unique-SAT
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satisfiability problem ⓘ |
| field | computational complexity theory ⓘ |
| formalizes | randomized reduction from SAT to Unique-SAT ⓘ |
| hasImplicationFor |
derandomization
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hardness of approximation ⓘ isolation lemma techniques ⓘ structure of NP ⓘ |
| implies | NP is contained in RP with an oracle for Unique-SAT ⓘ |
| influenced | isolation lemma in combinatorics and complexity ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
study of promise problems in complexity theory
ⓘ
study of randomness in computation ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
NP complexity class
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promise problems ⓘ randomized reductions ⓘ unique solutions of NP problems ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Leslie Valiant
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Vijay Vazirani ⓘ |
| originalAuthors |
Leslie Valiant
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Vijay Vazirani ⓘ |
| originalPublicationType | journal article ⓘ |
| originalPublicationVenue | Theoretical Computer Science ⓘ |
| problemType | decision problem ⓘ |
| proofMethod | probabilistic method ⓘ |
| reductionType | randomized polynomial-time reduction ⓘ |
| relatesClass |
NP
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PH ⓘ UP ⓘ ⊕P ⓘ |
| resultType | randomized reduction theorem ⓘ |
| shows |
If there is a polynomial-time algorithm for Unique-SAT then there is a randomized polynomial-time algorithm for SAT
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Random hashing can isolate a unique satisfying assignment with non-negligible probability ⓘ Under randomized reductions, NP is no harder than detecting unique solutions in NP ⓘ |
| showsHardnessOf | Unique-SAT ⓘ |
| showsRelationshipBetween | search problems with many solutions and problems with a unique solution ⓘ |
| statesRoughly | Solving SAT instances with a unique satisfying assignment is as hard as solving general SAT under randomized polynomial-time reductions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
hardness results for unique games and related problems
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reductions for approximate counting ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
pairwise independent hash functions
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random hashing ⓘ |
| yearProved | 1986 ⓘ |
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Subject: Valiant–Vazirani theorem Description of subject: The Valiant–Vazirani theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory showing that solving unique solutions of NP problems is, under randomized reductions, as hard as solving general NP problems, with major implications for the study of randomness and hardness of approximation.
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subject surface form:
Leslie Valiant
this entity surface form:
Valiant-Vazirani theorem