We construct unambiguous DNFs having width $O(n)$ but $0$-certificate complexity $Ω(n^2)$. By utilizing the special structure of these DNFs, we prove a lifting theorem with a constant-sized gadget that lifts the DNF to a communication problem, while losslessly translating the separation in certificate complexity to a separation in communication complexity.
arXiv:2609.23094v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We study the number of prototypes needed to represent Boolean functions by nearest-neighbour classification. There are two distinct settings: the pro...
By Martin Anthony
arXiv:2605.13684v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We study the optimal scale at which real-valued function classes exhibit uniform convergence and learnability. Our main result establishes a scale-...
By Shashaank Aiyer, Yishay Mansour, Shay Moran, Han Shao, Tom Waknine
arXiv:2607. 24732v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Motivated by learning from heterogeneous and overlapping data providers, we study a stylized model of distribution learning from restricted conditional samples.
By Jon Kleinberg, Amin Saberi, Xizhi Tan, Grigoris Velegkas
arXiv:2608. 04288v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Calibration requires a predictor to be unbiased after conditioning on its own predictions.
By Jiuyao Lu, Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, Aleksandr Podkopaev, Shiva Prasad Kasiviswanathan
arXiv:2606. 17319v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Motivated by the optimization of bounded binary black-box functions, we study the problem of learning polynomial surrogates over the Boolean hypercube.
By Jasper van Doornmalen, Mathieu Molina, Victor Verdugo, Jos\'e Verschae
arXiv:2607. 21761v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We prove function-theoretic analogues of a quantitative result of Hodges on extracting the order property from a sufficiently large 2-tree coded in a binary relation.
By G Conant, C Terry
arXiv:2509. 20848v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In the classic point location problem, one is given an arbitrary dataset $X \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ of $n$ points with query access to an unknown halfspace $f : \mathbb{R}^d \to \{0,1\}$, and the goal is to learn the label of every point in $X$.
By Hadley Black, Kasper Green Larsen, Arya Mazumdar, Barna Saha, Geelon So
The paper revisits realizable multiclass PAC learning with bandit feedback, correcting a previously claimed lower bound on sample complexity. It introduces a new anchored dimension, “aBDS,” and establishes a constant‑free three‑part lower bound, while also providing tighter upper bounds that eliminate dependence on the total label count. The authors demonstrate that the optimal sample complexity can vary dramatically even among classes with identical dimensional profiles, revealing a confidence direct‑sum phenomenon and a rank‑saturation phase transition.
By Guangjian Zhang
arXiv:2606. 29331v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scientific discovery via symbolic regression is often viewed as statistically and computationally intractable because the hypothesis space of expressions grows combinatorially with depth.
By \c{S}uayp Talha Kocabay, Talha R\"uzgar Akku\c{s}, Kerem Yal\c{c}{\i}n
arXiv:2507. 05972v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Pseudoentropy characterizations give quantitatively precise formulations of the relationship between computational hardness and computational randomness.
By Lunjia Hu, Salil Vadhan
arXiv:2609.38073v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We study exact learning with membership queries for concept classes $\mathcal C\subseteq\{0,1\}^N$, focusing on the relationships among their determi...
By Srinivasan Arunachalam, Amin Shiraz Gilani, Nikhil S. Mande