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The Optimal Sample Complexity of Multiclass and List Learning

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arXiv:2604. 24749v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: While the optimal sample complexity of binary classification in terms of the VC dimension is well-established, determining the optimal sample complexity of multiclass classification has remained open.

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